Lieutenant-Colonel Matt MacMillan (Director Military Justice Implementation, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Canadian Armed Forces, Department of National Defence) at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

There would be no impact in relation to Bill C-11. This creates a regime within the National Defence Act.

Bill C-11 specifically, as tabled, dealt with the jurisdiction over Criminal Code sexual offences that were committed in Canada. It does not deal with offences that would happen outside of Canada. Therefore, there is still the potential that the Criminal Code sexual offences will be prosecuted in the military justice system, hence this entire regime is within the National Defence Act.