Public Safety committee  —but that is the existing law; that is not new. That is not the new law. You said—

Public Safety committee  As under the existing law.

Public Safety committee  As under the existing law.

Public Safety committee  Under the existing law that applies to criminal charges, a person is to be brought before a judge within 24 hours. Sometimes that may not happen, so the law provides some flexibility. The crown attorney is entitled—

Public Safety committee  It could be used to obtain information from potential witnesses who might be reluctant to provide information to the police or to the authorities voluntarily, or who may be afraid to provide information voluntarily but would be willing do so if they were compelled to do so.

Public Safety committee  Thank you. Let me first start by answering the last question, Ms. Mourani's question, because it leads into yours. Have the provisions ever been used? Yes, one of the provisions was used. That was the investigative hearing provision. It was used in the course of the Air India t

Public Safety committee  No, no charges are levelled.

Public Safety committee  I think what the minister may have been referring to in the U.K. is that the U.K. law provides for preventive detention for up to 28 days before laying a charge. So a person can be arrested and not charged, but they can be detained up to 28 days without charge. Under our law a pe

Public Safety committee  Under the existing law, there is no power to compel a witness to provide any evidence, and the investigative hearing is separate from the preventive arrest powers. Under the current law, people do not have to answer questions posed to them by the police or posed to them by any of

Public Safety committee  Thank you. Under the existing law, section 495, which entitles a police officer to arrest a person who is “about to commit” an offence, the police officer has to have reasonable grounds to believe two things: one, that an offence will be committed, so that an offence is “about”

Public Safety committee  Yes, section 810 is the peace bond. Section 495 is the existing provision that deals with the powers of a police officer to arrest without warrant.

Public Safety committee  Under the bill, the test with respect to the preventative arrest for the purposes of attendance before a judge is that the police officer has to believe “on reasonable grounds”--again--“that a terrorist activity will be carried out”. But what's different from the current law is t

Public Safety committee  Merci. The purpose of bringing them before the judge is for the judge to determine whether he or she should release the person with conditions or without conditions. So unlike some countries, where the purpose of the arrest is for the purpose of detention, the presumption in this

Justice committee  I'll answer the question quickly. With respect to the first question, Mr. Chairman, as you know, the Department of Justice was divided last year into the Department of Justice and the Director of Public Prosecutions. The responsibility for prosecutions now lies with the DPP, and

Justice committee  If you like, I have the information now. A colleague has given me the information I had with me on Tuesday when the minister testified. The 2006 budget announced $20 million over two years--$10 million per year--to prevent youth crime. In order to deliver on this commitment, the