Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  That's correct. I would just reiterate what Mr. Laprade said earlier. They would have the information, but it would not be reflected on their CPIC record in the same way as it would be for someone coming back under a transfer arrangement.

Public Safety committee  That's correct.

Public Safety committee  Again, I'm not in a position to speculate. We have had a number of court decisions, the government felt that it was important to respond to those situations, and the law continued to evolve. It's an effort to keep up with that. You'll recall, of course, that in Bill S-2, the nat

Public Safety committee  No. In fact, in discussions with our American colleagues, who are our largest partner, quite frequently, I understand, the offender makes the application, the U.S. reviews the application and denies right at that point, so the matter never comes to Canada for consideration. The U

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  All of the above, Mr. Chair. Consular officials will meet with Canadians in prison abroad. They will review the program with them. They will likely be provided with a copy of the booklet that is designed for offenders. It contains information about the program. It contains the

Public Safety committee  Generally. I think you were out of the room when I made the analogy with Mr. MacKenzie to—

Public Safety committee  Conditional release. Okay.

Public Safety committee  Generally.

Public Safety committee  The wording that is in the bill I think provides more flexibility around that kind of decision-making. The factors that are currently in section 10 have been interpreted in a way.... Let's take, for example, paragraph 10(1)(a): “a threat to the security of Canada”. Fairly narrow

Public Safety committee  Again, I can only say that for some victims, simple physical proximity, even though the person is behind bars and a brick wall, is a concern to those victims.

Public Safety committee  No.

Public Safety committee  Again, without some systematic analysis, I'm not sure I can answer that for you. I would have to start by first asking this question, which I will undertake to do: do we know how many foreign nationals we have in our penitentiaries? Again, you have to bear in mind that some indiv

Public Safety committee  That's right. It's parole for the purpose of deportation.