Thank you, Minister.
How much time do I have left, Mr. Chairman? I still have a minute, that is good.
Subsection 494(3) of the Criminal Code requires that a person who has arrested an individual deliver him straightaway into the hands of a law enforcement officer. I would like to know precisely what timeframes are involved. Outside of large urban areas, where there are fewer police, would someone be given more time to hand over an individual to a law enforcement officer? By not setting a time limit for the person to hand over the individual to a law enforcement officer, are we not running the risk of encouraging people to take justice into their own hands?