Charmaine Borg at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

On February 9th, 2012. See this statement in context.

February 9th, 2012 / noon

NDP

Charmaine Borg NDP Terrebonne—Blainville, QC

Thank you.

My first question is for Mr. Gottardi of the Canadian Bar Association.

In your second recommendation, you recommend amending the start of subsection 34(2) as follows: "The court shall consider the relevant circumstances of the accused, other parties, and the act, including but not limited to the following factors…".

So you are recommending that the possibility of consulting the list of factors be made mandatory. What was the motivation for that recommendation?

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