—would be common, just for things like cannabis—not for any sexual offences, because again I'd like to bring us back to talking about cannabis.
For example, we have subsection 145(2) of the Criminal Code, dealing with failure to attend court; subsection 145(3), failure to comply with the condition of undertaking or recognizance; subsection 145(4), failure to appear or to comply with summons; subsection 145(5), failure to comply with appearance notice or promise to appear; and then subsection 733.1(1), failure to comply with a probation order.
I defined administration of justice offences just for the purpose of subclause 4(3.1) of the bill, just so we know that we're talking strictly about simple possession of cannabis when it comes to criminal records, and I included those provisions in the definition.
Then I made amendments, which you'll see starting on page 6, that whereas, as the bill stands, people wouldn't be able to apply for a criminal record suspension if they commit another offence, this would say that if it's an administration of justice offence related to simple possession of cannabis, then they would be able to apply.
Then on the next page where we talk about receiving a record suspension, I made amendments so that it would say something to the effect that people could receive a record suspension not only for the simple possession of cannabis but also for the administration of justice offences associated with it. For example, if someone is convicted or charged with simple possession of cannabis but then doesn't show up for court just for that charge, not for anything else—again just talking about cannabis—then that would also be taken off.
It's really quite meaningless if you just take away one part of the record but there's still a slew of administration of justice offences listed, which would be the case for marginalized and racialized people.