moved:
Motion No. 10
That Bill C-3, in Clause 17, be amended by adding after line 39 on page 15 the following:
“(4) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, if a person is charged with a designated offence and at the time of being charged has a previous conviction for a designated offence, a qualified peace officer is authorized to take samples of one or more bodily substances by means of the investigative procedures described in section 487.06.
(5) Samples taken pursuant to subsection (4) shall be retained in accordance with the regulations made under subsection (6) and not sent for analysis until either,
(a) the person is convicted of the offence charged, or
(b) the person fails to appear as requested by law in relation to the charge whereupon analysis shall be completed and, subject to section 9 of the DNA Identification Act, the results entered into the offender index.
(6) The Governor in Council shall make regulations respecting the retention of samples taken pursuant to subsection (4).”