Mr. Chair, there is no question that they appear to be significant, but the amendment solidifies the fact that the institutional head's authority to grant an ETA to a convicted killer will be limited. It further clarifies that the Parole Board of Canada will retain decision-making authority for ETAs for the inmates serving minimum life sentences who have reached day parole eligibility and that this is required to meet—and this is the important part—the sponsor's intended objective to ensure that the ETA decision-making authority stays in the hands of the Parole Board of Canada almost exclusively. I think the latter part is the most important part. So it retains the essence of the bill, although it better clarifies the intent.
On April 1st, 2014. See this statement in context.