Mr. Speaker, I read with great attention the speech by the hon. member. I found it interesting, especially when it comes to improving the parole board. I think there is a need to improve the way the board operates as well as the appointment process. I hope that the government will keep its word because we were also promised that there would be no partisan appointments to the IRB, the Immigration and Refugee Board, that appointments would be based on competence, but we are not quite there yet.
My question has to do with the application of this bill. Why does it not apply to sexual offenders whose victims are adult women? As the hon. member for Saint-Hubert said, last year, over 10,000 cases involved adults and not only sexually abused children.