Evidence of meeting #79 for Justice and Human Rights in the 39th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was defence.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Art Hanger
—“in the Criminal Code...”.
The location of that particular subamendment may not be the best.
Conservative
Conservative
Réal Ménard Bloc Hochelaga, QC
Just for information, and without committing ourselves to anything in the future, could you see if it is the will of the committee to include the regulations? I know that a special committee reviews all regulations. But since it looks at them all, it does so very quickly, not to say superficially. If the committee feels that we should not review the regulations, I will respect its opinion. If not, I am going to propose a subamendment, but the mover would have to be in agreement.
Conservative
Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
Well, practically, I think the committee would in due course insist that it would look at the regulations.
It has been a few years since I was a legislative drafter in Manitoba, but if the wording were “a comprehensive review of the provisions of the Criminal Code with respect to impaired driving, including any regulations under the Criminal Code with respect thereto”, I can't see why we would object to that. If you want to put the regulations in, that's fine. My view is that they would be there anyhow, but make a specific mention of it.
Conservative
Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
I can't move amendments.
Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
I can just put wording on it.
Conservative
Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
It would start with “a comprehensive review of the provisions of the Criminal Code with respect to impaired driving, including any regulations related thereto”—
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Art Hanger
And then it would continue, “and the effect of its implementation”—
Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
—“and shall, within six months after the review is undertaken, submit a report—”.
Conservative
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Art Hanger
The question is on the subamendment.
(Subamendment agreed to) [See Minutes of Proceedings]
(New clause 11.1 as amended agreed to) [See Minutes of Proceedings]
(On clause 12)
