Okay. Thank you for that.
Certainly the intent of the bill was not to increase the evidentiary burden, but rather to ensure that the information that is always presented or should alway be presented is in fact presented.
Now, there had been some focus at the last committee meeting on item (iv) of paragraph 518(1)(c) regarding showing the circumstances of the alleged offence, particularly as they relate to the probability of conviction of the accused.
Mr. Muise, it was noted in Mr. Elliott's testimony that at least in the province of Alberta a bail kit as a matter of course includes information such as the nature of the offence, the strength of the evidence, the accused's criminal record, and so on. All of this information, then, is already going in.
Is that your experience, as someone with 40 years of law enforcement?