Okay. We look forward to the questions.
I'm pleased to be here today to discuss sections 25.1 to 25.4 of the Criminal Code, frequently referred to as the law enforcement justification, which provide a limited justification in law for designated law enforcement officers and others acting at their direction for acts and omissions that would otherwise be offences.
The purpose of my remarks today is just to provide an overview of these provisions—their origin, their purpose, and how they operate—in order to offer a background on them for your preparations for review of the sections.
As stated, my name is Shawn Scromeda, and I'm with Michael Zigayer and Erin McKey. Michael Zigayer actually led the development of these provisions in the Criminal Code and has had previous experience as a criminal law prosecutor and many years of experience at criminal law policy section. Erin McKey also has experience as a prosecutor and has worked in the Justice Canada international assistance group and at the RCMP legal services unit before joining criminal law policy section. I worked for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police external review committee and the Department of Solicitor General, and now I'm with criminal law policy section.