Mr. Speaker, I thank the minister for the butter up but it will not work.
For three years the minister has recognized this as being a problem and he has done nothing. He is hiding behind the standing committee.
On another thing he is hiding behind the standing committee. In August of this year child killer Clifford Olson will be applying for parole under the faint hope clause of section 745. Our last chance to abolish this clause is June 21.
Will the minister continue to hide behind the committee or will he eliminate this clause before Clifford Olson can apply?