Justice committee  I can't comment on that other than to finish by saying that I think everybody here agrees that funding is important both for victims and for making sure there are no more victims in the communities by addressing and connecting with people who might be potential offenders.

Justice committee  You're right. I don't think the existing legislation requires offenders in the federal context to necessarily comply. If they don't comply, they'll often be gated. That's true. Picking up on Mr. Sullivan's point, just to add some colour to this, the context of jails, and peniten

Justice committee  I think I could answer that.

Justice committee  My French isn't perfect, but I got enough. I agree with some of the things Mr. Sullivan had to say in that we should really take heed of the lessons learned in Alberta and elsewhere where they've had this program. I did see the line in there that indicates it's only what has al

Justice committee  Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. First off, I'm a board member with CoSA, Circles of Support and Accountability. I'm also a lawyer. I want to talk just a little bit about what my friend has spoken about, the significance of longer sentences, minimum sentences. In our system of justi