Alan Tonks at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

On November 17th, 2010. See this statement in context.

November 17th, 2010 / 4:40 p.m.

Liberal

Alan Tonks Liberal York South—Weston, ON

Thank you.

I'm sorry I wasn't at the presentation made by the minister. I apologize if this question was asked, but on page 9 of the minister's presentation there is the statement that the bill “affirms the fact that a person's criminal record will be kept separate and apart, but makes clear that the record has not been erased”.

I don't understand how that could be done. How can that be accomplished? It seems there are two competing principles here. How can you, in legislation, guarantee that a person's record will be kept separate but not erased? How can that be accomplished?

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