Thank you, Mr. Chair.
This is further to the discussions we had on Tuesday with the witnesses who are here today. I want to clarify that the reasonableness of the act committed in the circumstances is perceived by the accused. We are simply making a clarification. I believe that addresses what the witnesses told us before. It removes any confusion.
Let us not forget something. There is an aspect of Bill C-26 that I like. I was not here when that incident occurred in the Toronto convenience store, the incident that may have led to the introduction of Bill C-26. I have been here since the new Parliament began, so after May 2, 2011. And I am very pleased to see that Parliament is finally reviewing certain sections of the Criminal Code that had not been subject to review for some time. Courts and judges have long been saying that certain components of the Criminal Code needed to be clarified.
I think that those who drafted these provisions did an exceptional job, which is not always easy under the circumstances. That is clear from the level of our debate. This is just one example of what could happen in court, with defence counsel. Anyone who has practised criminal law—our colleague Brian Jean has considerable experience in that area and will no doubt agree with me—knows that this is the kind of thing that happens in these situations. Commas get moved around, a few minor words get moved over to the right or left.
That is not what I want to do. I want to make sure that things are so clear that these types of questions do not come up. I simply want to repeat the comments that were made and the gist of the discussion we began on Tuesday.