I can't leave without going back to my favourite piece of statutory language. I want to give you a chance, Ms. Campbell, to explain this to us.
The minister keeps saying that offenders who are convicted of a sexual offence against children are not forever barred from applying for a pardon. Some of those offences include things like exposure. They're not necessarily among the most heinous crimes against children, but of course some are listed there.
My reading of the section we're currently asked to support says that:
(3) A person who has been convicted of an offence referred to in item 3 of Schedule 1 may apply for a record suspension if the Board is satisfied that
(a) the person was not in a position of trust
(b) the person did not use...violence...and
(c) the person was less than five years older than the victim.
I would put to you that as the bill currently stands, it's only offences in item 3 of schedule 1 that would qualify that person to apply for a pardon. If they were convicted of an offence not in item 3 of schedule 1, this legislation would bar them from doing that. Am I reading that correctly?