Mr. Speaker, in the proceedings in this Legislature, I have always been reluctant to discuss individual people and cases. I am becoming increasingly uncomfortable with this questioning. If the questioning is more general without naming a particular individual, then I think the questions would be more acceptable to me. I say, again, that if the Members look closely, there are many people who are serving time within our institutions here who have committed very serious offenses against their communities and sometimes against their immediate family and who have caused serious injury to persons to the point of causing fatalities.
I do not know that to discuss a particular individual at great length without looking at the overall system and the way we deal with people, serves any clear public interest. If the Members feel there are problems with the arrangement we have with the federal government with regard to this particular agreement, I would be prepared to discuss and entertain some suggestions to review this agreement. Whether it be too restrictive or lenient could be debated. As I say, I am increasingly uncomfortable. All the people who go through the courts are dealt with by the courts. They are sentenced by the courts and the courts give instructions as to how they are to serve out their sentences. The boards and the respective jurisdictions that are set up to serve the courts take on these responsibilities. I do not feel comfortable with the