I think that's exactly what it does. You've made a very good point. You know, what is reasonable has been before our courts for quite some time, and that jurisprudence will continue to be of assistance. But as you point out, even with the non-exhaustive list contained within this bill, this is something that is, in my opinion, long overdue.
I've heard from law enforcement agencies that when they deal with these sections...and it doesn't matter whether you're a lawyer, a member of the public, or the courts; I've heard law enforcement agencies point out that they're very complicated, these defences.
I remember a comment from one individual who said that we were better off just letting the courts figure this out. I said, well, no, this is not what we want to do; if it's not necessary or not appropriate to lay a charge, we don't want to have that happen. It's not something where we just throw it to the courts and let them figure out these provisions, which have been largely unchanged for the last 172 years.
Like so many different sections of the Criminal Code, I think it's appropriate for us to have a look at this and try to clarify it, but with, as you say, the benefit of decades of jurisprudence as to what's reasonable and what's not reasonable.