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Procedure and House Affairs committee I'm about as confident as one can possibly be at this point in time in the evolution of the law. I take your point that it may well be that the law will evolve in that direction, but it would have to require legislation that shocked our consciences in a much more profound way.
October 28th, 2014Committee meeting
Prof. Bruce Ryder
Procedure and House Affairs committee Well, we like to think you still are.
October 28th, 2014Committee meeting
Prof. Bruce Ryder
Procedure and House Affairs committee Absolutely.
October 28th, 2014Committee meeting
Prof. Bruce Ryder
Procedure and House Affairs committee Even if there's not a constitutional issue.
October 28th, 2014Committee meeting
Prof. Bruce Ryder
October 28th, 2014Committee meeting
Prof. Bruce Ryder
Procedure and House Affairs committee I agree. I think that's very helpful. The change that I suggested, drawing on the Nova Scotia bill and making the application of these amendments to criminal conduct that has occurred prior to the coming into force of the bill, is, as you suggested, valuable. I think it's valuab
October 28th, 2014Committee meeting
Prof. Bruce Ryder
Procedure and House Affairs committee Of course, I think that is a risk. That is a disadvantage of that approach. But when one considers the alternatives and the long traditions of Parliament having autonomy through parliamentary privilege to decide the appropriate forms of discipline for members in a particular cont
October 28th, 2014Committee meeting
Prof. Bruce Ryder
Procedure and House Affairs committee I'm not aware of any. Of course, the bill was just passed last year by the Nova Scotia legislature. I don't believe there's been an opportunity to enforce it. I believe the answer to that question, sir, is no. I haven't heard of constitutional objections being raised to it. I thi
October 28th, 2014Committee meeting
Prof. Bruce Ryder
Procedure and House Affairs committee Regarding the provisions of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms that I referred to in section 11, there are two that deal with retroactivity, but it's clear that they're focused on the criminal context—the imposition of criminal liability retroactively, the alteration of a sentenc
October 28th, 2014Committee meeting
Prof. Bruce Ryder
Procedure and House Affairs committee I'll do my best.
October 28th, 2014Committee meeting
Prof. Bruce Ryder
Procedure and House Affairs committee Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. It's a great pleasure to be here, and I'm grateful to have my visit rescheduled so quickly after the tragic events of last week. I hope I can share some useful thoughts about Bill C-518. I've prepared some speaking notes that I hope you have befor
October 28th, 2014Committee meeting
Prof. Bruce Ryder