You are assuming right—and “Boivin” means “drink wine”, to stick with your “head” joke, but anyway....
We are happy to welcome you to the committee. However, time is marching on, and I have many questions for you all, although I know I won't have enough time to ask all of them.
My first question is for the representatives of the Department of Justice, Ms. Morency and Ms. Arnott. Clause 2 of the bill reads as follows:
“offence” means an offence under the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act or the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, a designated substance offence as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act or an offence under section 91 or Part 3 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
That seems like quite a lot, but in spite of everything, the Canadian victims bill of rights does not apply to some laws. For example, why doesn't it apply to the Competition Act? I am thinking about how there are more and more victims of telemarketing fraud, for example. Why leave out the National Defence Act? I am trying not to generalize, but there are offences we hear about. It is as though this is a separate system. Are these victims second-class victims?