Justice committee  I understand the concern you've identified, but I think the issue for us really is that the database will be a partnership between the federal government and the provinces and territories. Because we have to account for the fact that there are gradations and variations of the pol

Justice committee  Yes, certainly. Building on what Mr. Dechert has already articulated, probably the key point to remember is that with respect to the database, the RCMP will not be adding to any information that has already been made public by one of the provincial-territorial jurisdictions in

Justice committee  No, I think we're on the same page. I apologize if I was not clear. There is no current database in respect of this issue. The current national sex offender registry is not changing. It is not becoming public. That will remain limited to law enforcement purposes. What's being cr

Justice committee  I think this issue came up within the last week or so as Justice drafters were doing a final review. It was brought to our attention just that recently that we had possibly “under-included” and “over-included” some persons within the definition.

Justice committee  I could certainly ask legal counsel to weigh in, but again, I would just say that we did consult with the Department of Justice to get legal counsel to assess whether or not these amendments were within the purview of the bill—within the scope of our cabinet authority, for one—an

Justice committee  I understand your perspective in that “technical” could be something like a misnumbering of the section, or—

Justice committee  Right. All I can say is that it's within the scope of the bill. It's consistent with the policy intent.

Justice committee  I think the answer, Mr. Chair, is that really it was no more than a drafting oversight. It was always the policy intent of the government to include the capture of these two provisions within the scope of the act. In respect of the first item, the issue there is that as a sexual

Justice committee  Indeed, I would say that the legislation as it's crafted right now with respect to the release of information to victims really does err on the side of disclosure to victims, unless there's a credible reason not to provide that information, or there's some clear evidence that dis

Justice committee  Yes. As it exists right now in the CCRA, there are two categories of information. There is what we call the mandatory class of information that must be disclosed to the victim, and that is generally already public information, information that would have already been available t

Justice committee  There's not much to add beyond that. Ms. Thompson was pretty comprehensive. I would just say that, as the minister alluded to in his remarks, the intent of the victims bill of rights really is to build on a pretty strong, solid foundation that already exists. I would say within

Public Safety committee  What I can say to that is when CSC is developing a structured plan per the legislation for an ETA, CSC is required, where there is a registered victim, to consult not only with their own internal Corrections Canada victim services unit but also to seek out the views and solicit t

Public Safety committee  Your factual summary is accurate in that the effect of the government's amendments are such that the Parole Board's authority for granting ETAs will continue once the person reaches...well, effectively the Parole Board's authority will continue throughout the entire sentence of a

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm not certain that the proposed amendment would be within the scope of the bill, because it really does speak to a level of the administration of the scheme that is quite operational. I certainly take the member's point, though. What I might suggest is

Public Safety committee  It's my understanding that, no, it would not add anything. We did consult with legal counsel and we did consult as well with legislative drafters at the Department of Justice, and the conclusion was that it would not add anything of value. I don't know if Mr. Laprade has anythi