This is to address some of the things that Monsieur Malo brought forward at the beginning. It's to create lesser penalties for offences under the act or regulations related to risk group 2, including no provision for a prison sentence for most offences involving risk group 2 human pathogens.
The amendment, in clause 53, would read:
(a) in the case of a contravention with respect to a human pathogen that falls into Risk Group 2,
(i) for a first offence, to a fine of not more than $50,000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, to a fine of not more than $250,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than three months, or to both; and
(b) in all other cases,
--and it continues on.
Stakeholders voiced strong opinions that facilities with risk group 2 human pathogens should be treated more leniently than risk groups 3 and 4. This amendment should look after that.