Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
This deals with what's found as additional conditions on page 70 of clause 217.
My amendment attempts to restrict the kinds of conditions the police officer can impose on the accused in an undertaking, to ensure that the undertaking is one that is “reasonably practicable for the accused to comply with”.
It's a very straightforward amendment. It comes, as I referenced earlier, from a lot of testimony that would like to see the bill more consistent with the other changes being made in the Youth Criminal Justice Act, cognizant of the fact that a lot of people to whom these bail conditions apply are particularly marginalized and have a lot of difficulty meeting an onerous condition. If it's reasonably practicable for that accused to meet certain terms, that's something that should be considered, rather than setting them up for failure and violations.