Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank all the witnesses for being here with us today and for their testimony. It helps us a great deal in our work.
I would like to ask a question, starting with Professor Ryder, regarding the social evil and the criminal purpose. In my opinion, this is really the crux of this whole issue. I'd like your help in understanding how a court might do an analysis regarding the pith and substance of this bill if it were to arrive in court.
I believe that you're saying the criminal purpose would be to combat genetic discrimination. Would a court look at the genetic discrimination element and say that since it's not targeting discrimination in general but specifically looking at genetic discrimination, that has implications for the insurance industry, for example, and that therefore the pith and substance of this would not be to combat discrimination and it would not be a proper use of the criminal law power? Would you comment on that please.