Mr. Speaker, one of the important aspects of this bill is that it takes into consideration the role of the victims.
To go through an ordeal as a victim is a huge challenge, but to then have this memory revisited by potentially having the person who was convicted in your small town or place of work and not know about it would be harrowing. That is why this bill takes the rights of the victims into consideration and involves them in the process by giving them advance notice and the ability to have conditions placed upon the release.
It is the right balance. The bill recognizes the role of the victims. I applaud the minister and the team for putting that in Bill C-54.