Justice committee  Yes, there could also be device manufacturers. That's not necessarily something we oppose. If there's information that's disappearing into the ether and there's a legitimate interest in that information, there may be a valid purpose for building that type of capacity into the in

Justice committee  In brief, that's my assessment of that one. On the civil forfeiture issue, this is something we've had a problem with for quite some time. It is, as you've mentioned, the lower standard of proof, the balance of probabilities. We were involved in the Chatterjee case, which went u

Justice committee  Yes, potentially. I think there are numerous problems that could be associated with the listing idea. I certainly understand why some people have suggested it, if it's creating redundancies and they're having to go through the same work over and over again. I can see why that wou

Justice committee  I can respond to that. We haven't done a comprehensive study of looking at mandatory minimum sentences writ large. We've done examinations in particular contexts when looking at particular bills. In the case of Bill C-15, we made a submission before this committee last spring, al

Justice committee  Sir, could you just clarify that question?

Justice committee  I apologize for not being able to speak in both official languages, and will do my best to speak in one at a sufficient pace. The second issue I want to address is lawful access legislation. Proposals to increase lawful access have been circulating in Canada for close to a decad

Justice committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. On behalf on the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, I thank you very much for inviting us here today to share our thoughts with you. For those of you not familiar with the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, let me say t

Justice committee  I think I can respond to that by suggesting that we're not opposed to Parliament providing some sort of guidance to courts as to the sentences that they see most fit. But on the idea that a predetermined sentence can fit perfectly every crime that's to come of that, to us that fl

Justice committee  Sorry, could you say that again?

Justice committee  Yes, certainly. Our position--

Justice committee  If I could speak to that briefly as well, I'll start by saying I'm not a father, but I'm scheduled to become one in August, just to get that off my chest. With respect to targeting offenders dealing to young people, that may be a legitimate objective. It's already in the Control

Justice committee  The option of presumptive sentences would involve Parliament giving some sort of guidance to judges with respect to the types of sentences they would like to see imposed. For example, I won't suggest that this is the case, but if Parliament determines that sentences are not hard

Justice committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair and members of the committee, for the opportunity to speak before you today. I'm here on behalf of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. We are a civil liberties watchdog and advocacy organization. We've been around in Canada in excess of 40 ye