Justice committee  Yes, under the new offences which would be created.

Justice committee  Yes. Some of the same terms are used at the beginning of section 95. This provision contains nothing new. Some terminology has been dropped to update the act, but no new offence is created. It's simply a matter of making a substantive change, with a view to increasing minimum pen

Justice committee  The government amendment proposed to clause 1 essentially would give effect to amendments that are proposed for other clauses. It may be wise for the committee to consider standing down clause 1 until other amendments related to part III of the Criminal Code in the bill are dealt

Justice committee  Clause 1 could be stood down and brought back after subsequent clauses are dealt with.

Justice committee  The preamble at the very beginning of the bill is not a clause as such. Clause 1 of the bill amends section 84 of the Criminal Code, not section 85, and has many purposes. First of all, clause 1 which proposes to amend subsection 84(5) list those offences for which the penalties

Justice committee  To which clause are you referring?

Justice committee  There is no change in policy regarding the penalty which applies under the law to young teenagers. For those cases where the Crown may ask for an adult penalty, the same policy would apply. In this respect, the Bill does not change anything. If the individual has a criminal rec