Thank you, Chair.
I do support this amendment, and this is my reasoning for it. I actually share concerns that were brought up by some of my Conservative colleagues about addressing violence. We know that carceral responses to violence don't work. In fact, they often don't solve it, which is why, when we had witnesses come forward, they spoke about the need for therapeutic responses as a way to mitigate future violent behaviour.
I'll just share that if you look at the recidivism rates, it is very clear that it doesn't matter how long you lock somebody up. Recidivism rates are high because jails do not do the job of helping those who exhibit violent behaviour change that behaviour. You cannot develop prosocial behaviours in a totally anti-social, violent environment, so I do support this amendment.