I don't think there'd be any harm with that type of amendment. “Any offence” might perhaps be a little too much, because there are some very minor offences for which you might want to create exceptions. Certainly for any serious offence--
February 4th, 2008 / 4:20 p.m.
Associate Vice-President of Research and Graduate Studies, University College of the Fraser Valley, and Senior Associate, International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy, University College of the Fraser Valley
I don't think there'd be any harm with that type of amendment. “Any offence” might perhaps be a little too much, because there are some very minor offences for which you might want to create exceptions. Certainly for any serious offence--
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