It doesn't. The problem is that Bill C-13 has not been proclaimed with respect to the definitions of designated offences, which means that it can't be used until that is proclaimed. I understand the technical problems in the wording caused....
My justice department drafting colleagues have made attempts to make it clear so that we have a coordinated definition before we proclaim it in force, so the judges would not be confused as to what they had to proclaim and what they didn't proclaim, and so that there was a consistency between the intent of the motions made by committee to expand the definition, really to clarify, for the purposes of this Criminal Code, what in fact is a designated offence--given some technical problems in the motions to expand the definitions that came at committee.
Some of this is to make minor changes. I say “minor”; that's in my view. You may see conspiracy as a major change to the definition. But from my understanding of the police community and the international community, many minor offences are precursors to serious offences, and the experience in other countries, particularly Britain, is that offences like break and enter, robbery, and motor vehicle offences have all led to or been associated with more serious offences down the road. Conspiracy to participate in some offences--