moved for leave to introduce Bill C-433, an act to amend the Criminal Code (search and seizure without warrant).
Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to table this private member's bill on search and seizure without a warrant.
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that if during the process of a search and seizure property is damaged or lost, the people who own the property will be compensated for that loss. It makes sense. In the existing law there is a provision that the judge who issues the warrant must be presented with the date of the search and seizure, a description of what was seized and the extent of the search. This bill would add to that a report on any damage done for compensation purposes.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)