Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
My amendment is fairly straightforward. It amends Bill C-305 to encompass properties of the identifiable groups set out in the bill to ensure that any property that is targeted by the crime of mischief, motivated by hate or prejudice towards an identifiable group, is covered.
In that respect, it in some ways expands Bill C-305, but in some respects, it narrows Bill C-305. It narrows Bill C-305 to the extent that it is specific to properties of that identifiable group. That's not the case with Bill C-305 as it is presently drafted. That is in essence my amendment.
The other thing that it does is remove the ambiguity around the terminology “primarily used”, so that it would apply to any property that is used.