The subamendment is not going to change my position on it. To a certain degree, I echo my friend's previous comments with respect to whether this amendment is necessary.
We have concepts in criminal law called actus reus and mens rea. Mens rea is the criminal intent to commit the offence of possession. With the objective sought by the Bloc with this particular amendment, and a further subamendment by the Liberal Party.... In my view, we already have a built-in safety valve in the Criminal Code and, in my opinion, a built-in defence. I don't think it's necessary. I don't think we need to rewrite a century's worth of jurisprudence. Those are my thoughts.
Thank you.