Thank you. I appreciate your testimony and you patience with the committee's work. I have some questions for Mr. Kube and Mr. Roy. Unfortunately, Mr. Nichol, I did not hear your presentation, and that is why I will not be asking you any questions.
Bill C-52, in its present form, applies only to crimes of fraud, in general. As you said, that doesn't cover cases like Bre-X. A fraudulent prospectus was issued by a company. It also doesn't apply to insider trading, and so on.
Do you think the bill should be amended so that it applies to other fraudulent acts that are already regarded as criminal, to ensure equality, if I can use that expression?
Mr. Roy, you said it might be wise to create an exception for accomplices to fraud, given that the evidence often shows, beyond a reasonable doubt, obviously, that their role was minimal. In your opinion, how could we be sure, in terms of the drafting, that an accomplice who did play a relatively major role in the case was dealt with? Could there be aggravating factors that would determine whether the person should be subject to a mandatory minimum sentence?
You also talked about prohibitions on someone convicted of fraud handling other people's affairs. If the bill is amended to give a judge the power to impose such a prohibition, will other sections of the Criminal Code have to be amended to be sure that this makes sense? What I want to talk about here is what you said earlier, probation, monitoring a person who is subject to the prohibition.
Thank you.
Was that short enough?