Dave MacKenzie at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

I read you the amendment, and the explanation is that Bill C-34 would require registered sex offenders to notify registry officials in advance of any absence of seven days or more from their main or secondary residence.

This amendment would correct a gap in the legislation to ensure that registered sex offenders still have a legal obligation to notify registry officials about an absence, even if they did not do so before they departed.

The amendment would also ensure concordance between the English and French provisions.