Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for the question and I am pleased that he knows the case. It affected communities in British Columbia as well as in Ontario.
Bobby Oatway was released because we did not have Bill C-55. This is why we are bringing in this legislation, so that the judge after sentence has six months to declare him a dangerous offender.
There is a very small population of Canadian criminals that fits into the category of dangerous offender. Before there was no such thing. We are trying to identify the very serious offenders who should not be allowed into communities. That is what this legislation will do. He can actually be in prison indefinitely. If the hon. member would study this bill, he would see that and would convince his party to support it and give it speedy passage.