Public Safety committee  Oh, no, I was never a member. I've been a parole officer and a researcher, and that's enough.

Public Safety committee  I understand your question. However, I have no experience as a member, since I've never been one. As a criminologist, I need some basic information, and I don't have it. Like everyone else, I've identified about 10 issues that may warrant questions, but I must know more. As a pro

Public Safety committee  Sorry. I don't want to make a language error and the interpretation service isn't working. What are you asking me?

Public Safety committee  It all depends on the inmate. Does the inmate really want to take charge of their life? I already addressed this issue earlier. Is this what we're talking about?

Public Safety committee  The risk assessment grid is like any other tool. It can be completed in good conscience. However, does it represent the profile of the subject? Remember that, in a prison environment, we're dealing with a population that operates on a strictly voluntary basis.

Public Safety committee  This issue would require a little more than three minutes, Mr. Chair.

Public Safety committee  I said this earlier, Mr. Trudel, but you weren't here. There's no such thing as a bad halfway house. However, certain types of halfway houses have certain structures that are much more appropriate for serious cases. Why was he sent to a CRF? Maybe there wasn't enough room, becau

Public Safety committee  If he had been sent to a community correctional centre, which is under federal jurisdiction, it would have cost more, yes. These structures aren't the same at all. We can't compare a CCC and a CRF. It's day and night.

Public Safety committee  Look, people know their jobs very well. When a serious case is involved, the parole officer will recommend that the inmate be placed in a CCC. The inmate can be sent to a CRF, but there are risks. In a CRF, the inmate isn't monitored in the same way. Send someone serving a short

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Trudel.

Public Safety committee  Sorry, the interpretation isn't working. I don't want to make any language errors. In any case, most English speakers don't speak French. I'll tell you straight out. I don't want to make any errors. And I don't belong to any political party, by the way. Mr. Sikand, could you rep

Public Safety committee  Did I say this?

Public Safety committee  I said that they couldn't sit?

Public Safety committee  Can I see the sheet? I'd rather read it myself, if you don't mind.

Public Safety committee  I'd have a hard time answering that question at this point. I'd rather abstain for the time being.