Justice committee  No. The minister is not the Attorney General for the provinces, although he is the Attorney General for the territories. However, this bill, like the Anti-terrorism Act, provides for a concurrent jurisdiction, whereby either the Attorney General of Canada or the Attorney Genera

Justice committee  That's correct.

Justice committee  That's correct.

Justice committee  Yes.

Justice committee  They're aware of the bill and they have not expressed any concerns or opposition, so they would be supportive.

Justice committee  The minister generally does not consult directly with his counterparts. In terms of the department, Greg can answer that question, because he was drafting the bill.

Justice committee  The extradition is dependent on the other country making a request. That's the first issue. It's really not our decision until the other country makes a request to extradite. Whether we extradite or we prosecute domestically is a question of essentially which jurisdiction has t

Justice committee  Yes, I know. Your more fundamental question is really not a question for us to answer. It's really a question for Parliament and for the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is responsible for treaty negotiations. As you know, the process changed two years ago, in that treaties a

Justice committee  The treaties were negotiated in 2005. I'm not sure which year we signed. I'd have to check with the Department of Foreign Affairs on whether we signed in 2005 or signed subsequently.

Justice committee  I can only talk about the criminal law. If you want to talk about the actual safety of facilities, you should be talking to the minister who is responsible, the Minister of Natural Resources. In terms of criminal law protection, the facilities have had physical protection for a

Justice committee  Thank you. I hope that's not a reflection that we're not transparent in trying to answer your question.

Justice committee  I know the problem. The way we implement treaties is that we usually have a body of law that, to a large extent, can already implement a good part of the treaty. As you indicated, it becomes a situation of looking at where the gaps are in the domestic law and then presenting to P

Justice committee  We'll take questions.

Public Safety committee  The definition of terrorism excludes actions by military forces of a country. Under international law, actions by military forces for the benefit of a state are not considered to be terrorist acts, so if people are acting on behalf of a state or on behalf of the armed forces of a

Public Safety committee  Thank you. That's a good point. That's why the safeguards in the bill and in the existing law are so important. Even under the existing law, it is a crime to attend a training camp if the purpose of attending a training camp is to facilitate the capacity of a terrorist group. It