Justice committee  It was thanks to the AMBER alert. Sorry for interrupting.

Justice committee  I have something to add to that. As you may know, the Sûreté du Québec police force has adopted a safety code for kidnapping cases. They start out following code 1, in other words, they deploy all resources. Then, depending on the severity of ensuing events, they move to levels

Justice committee  The five-year minimum sentence is a minimum safety measure. I was listening to what you said, and I have a suggestion for you. If you don't feel five years is acceptable, why not propose ten years?

Justice committee  Sorry to cut you off, but a minimum sentence is necessarily a deterrent. However, it should never be the only method used.

Justice committee  It must be accompanied by other measures. Earlier, I mentioned bracelets. From what I know about how an offender is monitored every two weeks, there isn't much to it. The person just signs a log, and that's it. There are no safety measures and no real follow-up. When a sexual pre

Justice committee  I know it is physically impossible to make a sexual predator who is out on parole meet with the authorities every three days. But a bracelet could tell us his whereabouts when a crime was being committed.

Justice committee  Obviously, three years is not long enough. When you know a pedophile can't be cured, three years is nothing.

Justice committee  Right now, there are provisions whereby a sexual predator can be deemed a long-term offender who is subject to supervision for a minimum of 10 years. In the U.S., for instance, after the second or third offence, the predator is castrated or sent to prison for life. I would say

Justice committee  That is how it sounds to me, as the father of a victim.

Justice committee  That is how you see it. If your primary objective is protecting children, you will understand that a minimum is really the way to go. As already pointed out, judges appreciate that it is just a minimum. Another approach is necessary.

Justice committee  It sounds like you are more concerned about the sexual predator's ability to reoffend.

Justice committee  I don't know why you're dwelling on this. What we are asking for is a minimum, not—

Justice committee  Neither am I.

Justice committee  I want to add something to what Mr. Freeman said. Prevention is very useful, but it doesn't replace deterrence. The two go hand in hand. Measures are needed to deter sexual predators from reoffending. In other words, we have to make life hard for them. At the same time, however,

Justice committee  Forgive me, but there is something I would like to add. Someone said earlier that the sentence of eight years was always the penalty for kidnapping involving a sexual offence. As the gentleman said, the five-year sentence is a minimum. For kidnapping alone, before a sexual offenc