Mark Sandler at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

I am concerned, and I have expressed the concern for over 30 years that the attorney general 's consent is a safeguard against the frivolous and vexatious use of these sensitive sections of the Criminal Code. That's why I proposed either the retention of the attorney general 's consent, notwithstanding the difficulties at times in getting that consent or getting that consent in a timely way, or, as an acceptable alternative, that consent be retained for privately initiated investigations. That's the real danger—the privately laid charges.