Yes. This amendment would also remove the condition “to refrain from using social media” under proposed paragraph 810.03(7)(f).
The Criminal Code is quite clear that any conditions imposed on someone in this peace bond context must be reasonable and linked to ensuring the good conduct of the defendant or the safety of the informant or the intimate partner.
The courts have said that there must be a very clear nexus between the condition that's being imposed and what you're trying to protect or prevent. A breach of a peace bond condition, as I mentioned earlier, could result in a new criminal offence for up to four years. That's why it's very important to ensure that any condition imposed is not overly broad.
The use of social media could be interpreted narrowly, or it could be interpreted very broadly by the courts to include things like job searches online or shopping for second-hand furniture. While some specific uses of social media may, in some cases, be linked to a specific threat posed by the defendant, in many cases it might not be linked to any specific threat, and a breach of that condition would still result in imprisonment of potentially up to four years.
The court could still impose.... The court has this sort of residual basket power to impose any reasonable condition that is necessary. The court could still craft a condition limiting social media use if that was relevant in that particular case, but removing it from this list would ensure that it's not routinely imposed in an overly broad way.