Personally, I think we have to vote for the amendment. Sometimes, people who do not practice law a lot forget that 80% of people represent themselves in court and do not know what this means. If we pass this clause without the amendment Mr. Lee is proposing, a person representing himself will not be in a position to know precisely what is meant.
Perhaps some members of the committee are more familiar with the Criminal Code than I am after my 30 years of practising law. But I think that the amendment must be passed. Then the crown prosecutor will be able to clearly stipulate to a person, especially one representing himself, that such and such a behaviour is prohibited. At least the person representing himself, one of the 80% of those appearing in court, will have no excuse.
I think we have to pass Mr. Lee's amendment.