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Finance committee Thank you very much. Division 20 of part 6 would create a remediation agreement regime in a new part of the Criminal Code. It would be XXII.1. What is a remediation agreement? A remediation agreement is a made-in-Canada version of what other countries call a deferred prosecut
May 8th, 2018Committee meeting
Ann Sheppard
Finance committee First of all, this came from a consultation on economic crime, so it's the result of that. It was a government-wide consultation that was carried out throughout the fall. It is unique because there are diversion schemes in the Criminal Code for individuals, but there is no possi
May 8th, 2018Committee meeting
Ann Sheppard
Finance committee Well, it is true that some of the features, such as compliance monitoring, would not lend themselves to small-value crimes. That's for sure. It would be more likely used for larger-scale offences, and—
May 8th, 2018Committee meeting
Ann Sheppard
Finance committee This regime is applicable only to organizations, which of course can't go to jail anyway. It's not available to natural persons, only to legal persons. Individuals would not be able to avail themselves of this regime. As far as the types of offences go, it is possible to expand
May 8th, 2018Committee meeting
Ann Sheppard
Finance committee I don't know the exact section, but it was a commitment made in the budget speech.
May 8th, 2018Committee meeting
Ann Sheppard
Finance committee There was a direct reference to it.
May 8th, 2018Committee meeting
Ann Sheppard
Finance committee It can't apply. There's an exclusion for situations where there has been serious bodily harm or death. It cannot apply in those situations. In answer to your first question, it was not motivated by any particular case, but it's something that is being considered in other countr
May 8th, 2018Committee meeting
Ann Sheppard
Finance committee Almost, but they would have to be charged for the agreement—
May 8th, 2018Committee meeting
Ann Sheppard
Finance committee That's why we call them “accused”; we refer to “accused” at the outset. The prosecutor would have to be convinced that the prosecution threshold had been such that there was a prospect of conviction, that the evidence was there. They could invite them to negotiate the terms, bu
May 8th, 2018Committee meeting
Ann Sheppard
Finance committee The guilty plea would result in a conviction.
May 8th, 2018Committee meeting
Ann Sheppard
Finance committee The penalty would be the terms of the agreement, and as I mentioned, there are mandatory terms. They have to pay a fine, a financial penalty. They have to forfeit any profits that they have obtained and disgorge any benefits they have as a result of their conduct. They would have
May 8th, 2018Committee meeting
Ann Sheppard
Finance committee Not necessarily. They could be prosecuted by the provincial prosecutors as well.
May 8th, 2018Committee meeting
Ann Sheppard
Finance committee Unless the Public Prosecution Service of Canada is operating within the—
May 8th, 2018Committee meeting
Ann Sheppard
Finance committee Yes. The AG's consent is required as delegated, so it would likely not be private prosecutors but any public prosecutor.
May 8th, 2018Committee meeting
Ann Sheppard
Finance committee The prosecutor has to be convinced that negotiating the agreement is in the public interest and appropriate in the circumstances, and then there are a series of factors the prosecutor has to consider in determining whether that's the case. There are the circumstances in which the
May 8th, 2018Committee meeting
Ann Sheppard