Justice committee  I would certainly support what Professor Doob just said. I have a couple of additional comments. I don't think Mr. King referred to it, but in American prisons there are major issues with gang membership. In a number of institutions, many institutions, the gangs are running the

Justice committee  Okay. I'll keep it very brief, Mr. Chairman. I sense the member's frustration. I think we can identify with that frustration. We can certainly understand it. I don't believe that I certainly or any of our colleagues here were trying to justify anybody's criminality based on r

Justice committee  I don't want it to be inferred for a moment that we would just neglect the impact from having individuals using guns in the most heinous, the most dangerous ways, and so on. There are a lot of dangerous people in this country who are in prison. I've had, I guess you can call it,

Justice committee  You are right to say that there will always be crime. Of course, there are things we can do, and I believe my colleagues addressed most of the critical points in terms of crime prevention. But there is another point that needs to be made, and it relates to mental health. We know

Justice committee  Do you want me to start? I don't think anybody would suggest that going to prison is recommended for an individual in Canada. That's quite clear. It's not a prescription for success in the future. Certainly, individuals pick up a lot of traits or tricks in bad company, and that'

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for inviting us here to give testimony regarding Bill C-10. I believe you all have received the French and English versions of our presentation. This afternoon, I would like to give you a brief summary of what has already been presented. I h