Mr. Speaker, I think Canadians would have better understood the member if he had read the entire clause into the record. It does not say that if it is sexual in nature. It says that it is sexual in nature if it consists of one or more of the following acts: either sexual in nature or committed with the intent to commit an act or acts that are sexual in nature. It is also the concept of intent and it is there for a specific reason.
The member also made the statement that the bill was flawed. He said that it had omissions and that he would vote against it.
The bill would create a national sex offender registry that would include information on convicted sex offenders. The information would be available to assist police officers across Canada in their work. This is precisely the purpose and the bill addresses that purpose. Although there may be questions about issues, such as retroactivity, which are currently before the courts with regard to the Ontario registry, this matter is something that can be dealt with at committee in terms of either transitional provisions or subject to the disposition of jurisdictional proceedings with regard to the justice practice or the charter challenges.
Is the member satisfied that the matters he has raised are sufficient to simply throw the bill away or does he believe that there are matters in the bill that could be appropriately addressed at committee where substantive amendments could be discussed and made at committee stage?