That's a valid point. We want Canadians to fully understand the law and its limits. When this act is proclaimed into force, we intend for it to be accompanied by explanations, whether we call them backgrounders or fact sheets, that would clearly delineate to Canadians the changes in the law and the limits of those changes. Whether they are relying on the defence of self-defence or the defence of property, or whether they are wanting to know more about the law of citizen's arrest, we want them to know that we're not encouraging vigilantism. They should know that the first recourse is always law enforcement, and that where you're defending your property you can do only what's reasonable.
The common law has made it clear that defence of property alone does not justify the use of deadly force. We want to make that clear. In all other cases, we're looking at reasonableness in the circumstances. To the extent possible, we would make these explanations available in user-friendly language for distribution to relevant stakeholders.