I think I'd have to say that I don't think this amendment is necessary, for all the reasons I've heard today. I view it as human error. I think we're giving the officer the benefit of the doubt. I appreciate your very surgical argument that it's not human error because there was no requirement at the time on the bail presenter to file the record, but I think that for those working in the bail system.... You probably are aware of the earlier report by the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service. It's still online. It contains Mr. Rehn's record and all of his information on the prior offences and outstanding charges.
That wasn't a run-of-the-mill bail hearing. It was a complex matter and should not—in my personal opinion—have been in the hands of someone untrained in the law, and Officer Quan was up against a very experienced defence counsel.