Mr. Speaker, this legislation is urgently needed to fix the problems of the individual I spoke about being released early. The urgency is to ensure that repeat offenders do not get the opportunity to reoffend and that violent offenders, particularly with offences against children, do not see the light of day.
Under the current legislation, my guess is that Daniel Senecal will be released in about seven years, if he is convicted. There is urgency to fix the problem, but we need time to debate the bill adequately in the House so Canadians can hear our perspective, see our point of view and understand why there are issues with this bill. If we debate it reasonably in this House, we will come to a good solution for all Canadians.