I appreciate that clarification.
An important part of why I opposed the previously amended amendment is that an individual who obtains a record suspension for something that is now legal, and goes on to commit another crime deserves the punishment of that crime. If they're found guilty, that's fine, but it's difficult to square the circle of why that person's record for something that is now legal would be reinstated.
Whether we like those individuals or not, whether we agree with the act that has been committed or not, there is a principle here that this is no longer a crime. In keeping with our position, and that of many of the witnesses, expungement is the way to go. To me it seems to make sense that we would not be putting an additional line on someone's criminal record for something that is now legal because it happened to happen to them when it was illegal. The Parliament of Canada has recognized that individuals should more easily obtain a record suspension should that be the fate of this bill.
That is an important addition there, which was absent from the subamended Green Party amendment.