Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I will try to be exact.
Mr. MacDonald, I thought your proposed amendment to section 29 was sensible up to the part about a serious offence or an offence where the circumstances of the offence and the youth, and so on. You also say: “...is engaged in repeated criminal behaviour; is a threat to the safety of the public, including...; has demonstrated an unwillingness or inability to comply with conditions to secure good conduct in the community.”
Who is going to define that? There are no problems with defining a repeat offender. The same goes for someone who “is a threat to the safety of the public, including any victim or witness to the offence”. But someone who “has demonstrated an unwillingness or inability...” could be mentally challenged. And I'm not sure how you would personally define that.
Could you comment on the wording “has demonstrated an unwillingness or inability to comply with conditions to secure good conduct in the community”?
Am I making myself clear, Mr. MacDonald?