I'll move the first one, amendment CPC-3, that Bill C-77, in clause 25, be amended by replacing lines 13 to 16 on page 21 with the following:
(a) the person charged is an officer who is at least one rank below the rank of the superior commander, commanding officer or delegated officer, or is a non-commissioned member;
This is a direct link to Lieutenant-Colonel (Retired) Perron's brief, which talks about jurisdiction on page 13. Right now, the way it reads, it talks about “commanding officer or delegated officer”. It does not mention non-commissioned members, because non-commissioned members are not one rank below a superior commander, commanding officer or delegated officer. Of course, they are below the lowest-ranking officer, but sometimes they are present and have to act in the absence of an officer. Non-commissioned members and non-commissioned officers should be mentioned in the legislation in the event that they have to carry out a summary hearing.