Mark Sandler at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

I've said I support Bill C-9, with the qualifications that are set out in my written submission.

One qualification is that I do not support the removal of the attorney general's consent altogether. I see two alternatives. One is that you retain the attorney general's consent as a safety measure against the misuse of these sections. The alternative is that you retain it, at least in relation to private prosecutions, because that's where the real mischief will take place.