We're always interested in the views of the various bar associations, but the position of le Barreau is basically that we shouldn't be changing the law at all. When the minister appeared before a committee, and in other statements he's made, he made it clear that the government is of the view that the law should be modernized, and that the current law for citizen's arrest is too constraining in its treatment of fines. The bill wouldn't be before the House or your committee if the view of le Barreau was agreed to by the government. So as in other instances, the law will evolve. The citizen's arrest law hasn't been changed for a number of years, and it's time there was a bit more flexibility provided.
On March 6th, 2012. See this statement in context.