Bill C-53 was adopted unanimously by the members from all parties in the House, during the final days of the Martin government. This was a bill that reversed the onus of proof for goods acquired by criminal organizations.
Further to consultations with various organizations, I discovered that, for all kinds of reasons that warrant an explanation, the bill does not appear to be very useful in its current format to law enforcement agencies. I think that it is incumbent upon us to find out why Bill C-53 has not been reviewed, even though it has not been around for very long in the life of the law enforcement agencies. This is not an urgent matter, but I do think that we should, before the summer adjournment, have a briefing session here in committee with the officials responsible for C-53.