Now we're dealing with NDP-6, which is a different matter.
This proposed amendment would seek to alter the second branch of the grounds by which a peace officer may lay an information before a provincial court judge in applying for recognizance with conditions, such that it would require that the peace officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, that the imposition of a recognizance with conditions on a person, or the arrest of a person, is necessary not just to prevent the carrying out of a terrorist activity but to prevent the carrying out of a terrorist activity by that person.
In our view, the proposed amendment would be inconsistent with the policy intent of the recognizance with conditions as presented in the bill, given the grave nature of the harm posed by the threat of terrorist activity. The recognizance with conditions in its present form would provide the potential for a recognizance with conditions to be imposed to disrupt the nascent phase of a terrorist activity, even where the person who would be subject to the recognizance with conditions is not necessarily the person carrying out a terrorist activity.
The proposed amendment would seek to restrict the application of this measure. Because that is inconsistent with the policy intent underpinning the provision, we are opposed to it.