Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Personally, I am in favour of the amendment. No one wants to see people committing offences or engaging in criminal activities. Mr. Champ stated in his testimony that Bill C-309 would limit the right to freedom of expression, privacy, the presumption of innocence and freedom of association. There have been a number of Charter challenges relating to similar pieces of legislation.
I would simply like to point out that, last Tuesday, Prof. Stribopoulos stated that there was some confusion about sections 309 and 351. He also said that this would make the operation of the judicial system more cumbersome. Out of a concern to ensure consistency with principles of legal interpretation and in order to clarify things—in the unamended wording, the scope of these principles is too broad—I intend to support the amendment moved by Françoise this morning.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.