Ms. Phaedra Glushek at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

On May 4th, 2023. See this statement in context.

May 4th, 2023 / 5:15 p.m.

Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

I can absolutely appreciate that type of concern around accessing these types of schematics.

For the proposed subsection 102.1(1) offence, which is the possession offence, where the person did it “for the purpose of manufacturing”, that is a well-known standard.

Proposed subsection 102.1(2), which is the distribution offence, has language in it that says, “knowing that the computer data are intended to be used for the purpose of”. The mens rea element is set out in that proposed subsection. It is on the eighth line.

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