Dear God, this is like talking into a void!
Clause 8 reads as follows:
8. Every victim has the right, on request, to information about (a) reviews under the Corrections and Conditional Release Act...; (b) hearings held for the purpose of making dispositions, as defined in subsection 672.1(1)...
I repeat that the goal of my amendment is to release victims from the burden of having to request information. The statement of principle is currently limited to clauses 6, 7 and 8. In terms of information, this is the very essence of the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights.
The further we go in clauses 6, 7 and 8, the more we realize that this right is not very binding for anyone. I hope that victims will know that they have this right, although I don't know how exactly they will find out. They better know about it, as they will not have this right unless they ask for it.
My amendment simply aims to remove the words “on request”, so as to release victims from this burden, as they already have to deal with the stress caused by a trial and their financial and psychological issues.