Thank you very much for the opportunity to speak to the provision.
The bill importantly contains in it a defence that means that a person who was engaging in [Technical difficulty—Editor] would not be found to have committed the offence. It's well established, because this is a defence that appears in another part of the Criminal Code as well. “Communication” is defined quite broadly. It would certainly include those who are picketing in order to exercise their right to strike. As well, it would cover a variety of types of communicative behaviour.