Would it be worth our while examining schedule 3 to perhaps make it narrow, which I don't think was done previously?
Mr. Mia, you mentioned section 9 and immunity. When Ann Sheppard, the senior legal counsel at the Department of Justice, testified here, I asked her what that provision actually meant. She said it was designed to encourage “responsible disclosure” and “charter-compliant disclosure”. I fail to see how granting immunity achieves that. She also mentioned that this position was meant to shield public servants and was never intended to shield the crown from prosecution.
I just want to know if you agree with that interpretation of section 9.