Justice committee  I really can't comment on the origination of the bill because it's really the private member who sponsored it who would be able to provide more of the background. Again, not knowing the specific numbers, because of the large number of lifers we have—and the circumstances in the

Justice committee  We have over 7,800 registered victims who request information, who are registered with the board to receive information, about offenders under sentence.

Justice committee  For the total number of victims...?

Justice committee  I am not able to tell you actually, to be quite honest, because there are victims who are perhaps mentioned in police reports or various court documents who aren't coming forward, so it would be a difficult number to pull out. But we have over 22,000 contacts with victims a year

Justice committee  Yes, we share information with victims right now under the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, so there are a number of different types of information, both discretionary and mandatory, that the board is required to share, similar to Correctional Service Canada. We work quit

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. I'm here today to speak to how Bill C-587, the respecting families of murdered and brutalized persons act, would affect the Parole Board of Canada. As you're likely aware, the Parole Board of Canada is an independent administra

Justice committee  No, neither for us.