moved for leave to introduce Bill C-242, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (proceeds of crime).
Madam Speaker, I have the honour to introduce a bill that is a joint initiative of the Bloc Québécois, the Conservative Party and the NDP, to reverse the burden of proof.
As you know, currently, if a person is convicted of involvement in organized crime, it is incumbent upon the Crown to prove that this person's assets come from an illegitimate source. Under the bill introduced today the person convicted will have to prove that the assets come from a legal source, otherwise they will be confiscated.
This is an important measure, which will give even more powerful tools to the police and the Crown to fight the social plague of organized crime.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)