Justice committee  Yes, absolutely. We have many successful programs.

Justice committee  I did make a few comments about that earlier, so I won't repeat myself. In the bail policy, which has now been made public, we state explicitly that it's not only appropriate, but necessary, that Crown counsel, in certain circumstances, take a more stringent approach to bail. It

Justice committee  That's an interesting question. From the federal perspective, in terms of Bill C-75.... Bill C-75 is very broad. There are a number of aspects that it touches on. In terms of the concerns and focus that we raised at the federal-provincial-territorial meeting, it was—as I've said

Justice committee  Thank you. Unfortunately, I'll probably have to go. I have to be back in the House in a few minutes, so if I suddenly disappear, you'll understand why. I apologize for whispering, too. I feel terrible about that. I wasn't on mute. Before I answer about the programs, to your que

Justice committee  Yes, absolutely. The data I referenced was from Statistics Canada in 2021, and then I went on to cite the incidents of bail violations. I'm happy to provide that, by all means.

Justice committee  Since the FPT two weeks ago, we've released an updated provincial bail policy. That builds on existing practice. It builds on existing policies that Crown prosecutors must, of course, already consider—where public safety is at risk, including high-risk offences and those involvin

Justice committee  It was actually to the Prime Minister.

Justice committee  It's all good. Yes, I believe it was in January, but I don't know the exact date. It was quite recent.

Justice committee  Yes, I would. In that case, I believe, the letter was—if you like—spearheaded by Premier Ford, although, as I said, it was signed by every premier. It followed on the tragic death we referenced of the Ontario Provincial Police officer. Everyone acknowledged that was a particula

Justice committee  Yes, I would. I think that was a culmination and an impetus in terms of the tragic events involving Officer Pierzchala, but I believe it certainly has been on the radar. In my remarks, I pointed to some of the statistics we're seeing in Saskatchewan around bail violations—a massi

Justice committee  Yes. As I've said, I think for both the premiers in the letter they penned and the justice ministers in treaty to their federal counterparts, it really was around repeat violent offenders, repeat violent offences with weapons and against the person, and, in particular, where ther

Justice committee  Yes, it is.

Justice committee  Yes, I would absolutely agree with that. I think it was a very united message from not only the premiers in their letter to the Prime Minister, but also justice ministers across the country 10 days ago. Again, it's an all-government stand. Certainly, different partisan affiliat

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you very much for graciously accommodating me this afternoon. First, I would like to say that I was certainly very pleased to participate on behalf of Saskatchewan, with my colleague Minister Tell, in the federal-provincial-territorial meeting on