Thank you, Madam Chair.
I understand the objective of amendment NDP‑2, and I think it's laudable to prevent miscarriages of justice from occurring, but, with all due respect to my colleague Mr. Garrison, I don't agree with him.
The Law Commission of Canada already has a mission to make recommendations to the government. We would also be adding that mission to the commission we're now constituting. Its mission would not only be to respond to miscarriage of justice applications but also to work toward improving the judicial system. Rather than make the process more efficient, we would be weighing it down by duplicating the commission's mission.
Furthermore, it would be easy to interpret the wording of the amendment as requiring the commission to make recommendations, even though it doesn't necessarily have a reason to do so in every case in which there's a hearing. If we were to adopt such a provision, it would be important to indicate that it could make recommendations should it deem that useful. The making of recommendations shouldn't be part of its mission. Furthermore, on the basis of the amendment, once again, it seems to me this is in addition to the mission that the commission would be assigned. I'm saying very respectfully that I think that would be inappropriate.