Mr. Robert Brookfield at the Citizenship and Immigration Committee

On March 29th, 2023. See this statement in context.

March 29th, 2023 / 5:05 p.m.

Director General and Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

To clarify, the bill does provide for the possibility of regulations, but the power of the Minister of Public Safety to issue authorizations is not restricted to the existing regulations. The Minister of Public Safety would have discretion to use that power without the need for regulations in the first place.

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