Thank you for your question.
Obviously, we were really concerned about Bill C‑5, which abolishes mandatory minimum sentences. In fact, I testified about this before a House of Commons committee.
We think that mandatory minimum sentences should remain. In the case of certain types of offences, particularly violent repeat offenders, particularly those who use firearms. We believe that we've taken a major step backwards by completely eliminating this possibility. I know that we're currently thinking about finding other avenues that would improve the situation.
Bill C‑75 is another element that has an even greater impact on bail in domestic violence cases and in police work as a whole across Canada. These are concerns that we've discussed at the boards of police associations across Canada and Quebec. This is a really important issue, because we're dealing with situations where inmates who are released…. In some cases, there is even extreme caution on the part of police officers across Canada, who, under this principle, are inclined to release certain people quickly, even for crimes for which they could have argued and forced the detention of suspects.
I would say those are the two main things that have marked the history of the last three or four years in terms of changes.
