If I'm reading the amendment correctly, it would amend the whole of proposed subsection 151.1(2.2), which provides a transitional exception, not only for married couples as of the date of coming into force, but also for those in common-law relationships needing a definition.
The numbers provided in testimony by the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics showed 72 per 100,000 of population. If you look at what we know about how many were married or estimated to be married in 2005, for example, the majority in that category are in common-law relationships. There are no checks and balances in place with those types of relationships.
Again, does this come back to Mr. Moore's point that by extending the transitional exception to make it permanent, you basically open the door to do exactly what Bill C-22 is trying to do, because the overwhelming numbers are in common-law situations? So why bother applying to marry, because a 25-year-old could move in with a 15-year-old, or she becomes pregnant, and this gets around and undermines Bill C-22.
So everything that Mr. Moore has said, but specifically in terms of how I read the amendment to extend the transition exception to both types of relationship, perhaps a handful of marriages and an overwhelming number of common-law situations.... And that's where everyone would go.