While section 176 may not be used that frequently in our criminal justice system, I got the sense from witnesses before now and currently that it's the symbol of removing it and the message that it sends, more than actually keeping it in the Criminal Code, because I think that before this bill came about, not many people were aware of it. If Parliament were to remove it, would you agree that it's the signal it sends that is more problematic?
On October 30th, 2017. See this statement in context.