Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The government does not support this amendment. In our view, there's no reason to unnecessarily limit the definition of peace officer to those listed in paragraph c.
In doing so, it would mean that military police, customs officers, fisheries officers, and a number of other peace officers, who currently enforce other acts, would no longer have these tools available to them. Part of our intention here is to update the Criminal Code to the digital age and to give all of our peace officers, who have to properly enforce the criminal laws of Canada, the same tools. It would be counterproductive to limit that definition. I would also point out that, although mayors are included in the definition of peace officer, it's always up to a judge to decide whether an application is appropriate, or whether he or she will issue the order in the circumstances.
On that basis, Mr. Chair, the government will not support this amendment.