Murray Rankin at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

I think those on the committee who were able to hear the testimony of the criminal lawyers' defence association might have, like myself, been compelled to conclude it would be an improvement, given the nature of the criminal law we're dealing with. We're talking about a defence to a crime of culpable homicide, or first-degree murder. They were persuasive in suggesting that a subjective foundation—namely, an honest belief—was preferable in the circumstances, and that's what motivates my proposed amendment.