Public Safety committee  I think the RCMP probably can respond to that.

Public Safety committee  We did have an opportunity to consult with the Treasury Board office responsible for liaising with the LGBTQ2 community. Also, we had an opportunity to consult with one of the LGBTQ2 historians to understand the historical nature of some of these offences and some of the context

Public Safety committee  Not that we're aware of. Also, with respect to consultations, we undertook an online consultation with respect to the Criminal Records Act, and as part of that broader consultation, there was a question targeting the issue of historical injustice, and circuitously, expungement

Public Safety committee  In my view, it would be, because we have allowed for that solemn declaration. As we said earlier, a lot of the convictions do not indicate the specific nature of the conviction, whether it was, for example, consensual or non-consensual. That's why we're asking for a little more i

Public Safety committee  That was certainly the intention in developing the legislation. I'll ask Talal to speak to the process.

Public Safety committee  Because those offences are historical offences—as I said, buggery and gross indecency have not been part of the Criminal Code in over 30 years—it may be difficult for individuals to obtain court or police records. In some cases, it may not be, but if that is the case, as part of

Public Safety committee  Also, if I may add to this, when providing for the application, in addition to the records—because that is a very good point that often the charge record doesn't indicate whether it was consensual or not—as part of their application, they would have to provide evidence and demons

Public Safety committee  Yes, we absolutely have looked at those fairly recent experiences of other countries and particularly, as I've said, all those you've mentioned: Australia, New Zealand, the U.K., including England and Wales, and Germany. We've tried to understand how they approached the expungeme

Public Safety committee  We know that in RCMP repositories there are more than 9,000 records of convictions, so it's difficult to know how many will still have records in local jurisdictions available to them. Sometimes it's at different levels, for example, or police stations may still have those record

Public Safety committee  The three offences that are currently included—gross indecency, buggery, and anal intercourse—are the ones that were most clearly used to discriminate against members of the LGBTQ2 community, and it's for that reason that we included those as an initial start in the legislation.

Public Safety committee  They can add offences to the schedule by Governor in Council, and they can define the criteria through order in council. I imagine the same is true for removing, but I'm just going to confirm that with Ms. Connidis.

Public Safety committee  I would like to make a clarification. The agreements we have in place govern the sharing of information and databases. When the RCMP makes changes and deletes these documents, this information will no longer appear in the database. It is possible that, for one reason or another,

Public Safety committee  We have waived the fee. The $631 fee has been waived.

Public Safety committee  The fee has been waived.

Public Safety committee  The Prime Minister did not only provide an apology. He also provided a number of measures that complement the apology. There is Bill C-66. There's also an agreement-in-principle that has been signed with respect to a class action. There will be initiatives to mark the 50th annive