Mr. Speaker, on Friday the Deputy Prime Minister was quoted as saying "when you make policy as a government you can't make laws based on exceptions". That is good advice. Perhaps she could have shared it with the Minister of Justice.
The Criminal Code in this country states that people should be punished for rape, physical assault and battery except, it appears, when the criminal has had too much to drink or is too stoned to realize what he is doing.
The justice minister does say he is concerned. Is he concerned enough to end the drunk defence now?