Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I agree with much of what Mr. Lee has just said, and Mr. Comartin was right on one of the points I was going to make, so thank you for making it for me.
I think, very clearly, in the case of marriage or common-law, we're not reaching back with this legislation, because we have the transitional provisions. The practical reality is that in a few jurisdictions in Canada, if you're under 16, you just flat out cannot get married. So the marriage exemption wouldn't apply.
In other jurisdictions, where a minister or a judge looks at the situation.... For example, in Nunavut and in the Northwest Territories, for them to grant that exemption, the female has to be pregnant. So in order for the marriage to be granted for that person who's under 16, the offence already has to have taken place.