Based on the new rebuttal...I hear what the member is saying. There is, as he knows, an offence of criminal negligence causing bodily harm, which is a separate offence. This is a different matter. As suggested by the legal experts, the mens rea involved in either intentionally or recklessly causing bodily harm ought to be a proper inclusion in the category of violent offences. But I hear what the member says. We obviously disagree on this.
On November 22nd, 2011. See this statement in context.