Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would also like to recognize the intent of the bill and acknowledge the very good work that the author, Mr. Fragiskatos, has done.
We listened to some very compelling testimony from witnesses who deal with the situations that the bill sought to address. It was very graphic and detailed and very moving. While I'm very sympathetic to people who have experienced that kind of abuse and torture, I think the bill itself had some flaws in it, as we heard from our justice officials and also from the criminal defence lawyers association and Mr. Spratt.
I think there are compelling reasons to take the route that we're taking. I'm hoping that in the justice minister's mandate to review and modernize the Criminal Code this will be part of the review and will be addressed at that time.