moved:
That, in the opinion of the House, in order to better fight crime, the government should introduce a bill by April 30, 2005, to amend the Criminal Code by reversing the burden of proof as regards the proceeds of crime, requiring the accused, once found guilty, to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that their assets were not obtained using the proceeds of their criminal activities.
--Mr. Speaker, before I begin my speech, I believe that you would find unanimous consent for the following amendment:
That the text of the motion to be debated in the course of this supply day be amended in the following way:
That the words “April 30, 2005” be replaced by “May 31, 2005” and that the words “of a serious offense” be added after the word “guilty”.