I hope you don't take my concern with the bill, both in its drafting and potential problems in its application, as a comment on the spirit of the bill as intended, the conduct that it's intended to capture, or the seriousness of this type of action. It's not any of those things.
My concern with private members' bills goes back a number of years. Private members' bills have been used as a vehicle in past criminal matters to advance legislation that really should be government legislation. Private members' bills don't receive the same type of scrutiny, or broad consultation, or review for constitutionality that other bills might. That's one problem.
The other problem I have in general with private members' bills is the subject matter. I'm not expert on this area. I'm not a parliamentarian. If I introduced a bill, I'm sure it would fall down at the first hurdle because I don't know the rules. I believe private members can't introduce legislation that has to do with economic matters, like spending. Criminal justice legislation, even small changes, has incredible costs associated with it.