Briefly, it's to bring about the very purpose of Bill C-2, which is to provide the legislative framework for the minister to exercise her exempting powers in keeping with the direction given by the Supreme Court of Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada didn't take issue with the discretion exercised by the minister but, rather, the manner in which the discretion is exercised. Therefore, under the proposed bill the information would be provided in support of a request for, or information obtained in relation to, an exemption to conduct activities with illicit substances at a supervised consumption site. This would inform the minister's assessment. The minister understood that she must make an assessment of the public health considerations as well as the public safety considerations that arise in a particular case. This would assist her in balancing these considerations in accordance with the section 7 rights to life, liberty, and security of the person guaranteed by the charter and in the manner described by the Supreme Court of Canada.
On October 27th, 2014. See this statement in context.