Justice committee  No, not at all. Section 153.1 remains as it is in the Criminal Code.

Justice committee  I agree it's not obvious how it's set out in Bill C-10, but I would reiterate that the part in brackets is basically trying to capture the title or marginal note that's already in the Criminal Code provision in the French version of the Criminal Code, as opposed to in the English

Justice committee  We normally don't indicate to the editors of the Criminal Code what their marginal notes should be; however, we could attempt to rectify it. But it's the same provision of the Criminal Code we're referring to.

Justice committee  It's just a marginal note. It's not in the--

Justice committee  It is in the title. So we would have to get a different version of the title and have that amendment made. That's why I was suggesting that if it were desired we could check with our drafters. They could check with the jurilinguistics to see if there were other implications to ch

Justice committee  I would need an opportunity to discuss that issue with the legislative drafters. I don't think that opportunity will present itself today, because we will be here for most of the day. We could attend to it first thing tomorrow.

Justice committee  I do have a BlackBerry.

Justice committee  However, we have to figure out which drafters were involved in this particular case.

Justice committee  The other point I would make is this. With all due respect, I don't think it would cause any confusion, because it's the offence that is important. It refers to section 153.1, the offence. You would have to look at the content of the offence, and that's what governs, not the litt

Justice committee  No. It's only with respect to the marginal note or the description. Perhaps I could read section 153.1 of the Criminal Code in English. It's headed “Sexual exploitation of person with disability”. It's what we consider a marginal note or a subtitle. The offence is: (1) Every

Justice committee  Mr. Chair, we were just looking at the Criminal Code in both English and French, and it appears that the Criminal Code, now, en français, currently uses that term with respect to article 153.1 because it deals with a number of provisions. It's not an error, but it's certainly n

Justice committee  No, that section is not a new section. What's important is that it's the reference to section 153.1. However, we can consult with our drafters and the jurolinguists, who did both versions, and provide to you tomorrow afternoon when we meet a better explanation of why those two

Justice committee  Pardon me. Would you also consider clause 49 in that group, because of the way the clauses are ordered? In the order that they amend the Criminal Code, clause 49 also deals with the provisions related to child sexual offences. It's a consequential amendment but it's still related

Justice committee  Exactly. The case management judge will help control the process within all the parameters of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, if it's a trial of young persons, and all the same protections would apply. This is a procedural mechanism to control the management of the trial only, n

Justice committee  There wouldn't be a conflict, but my colleague is better placed to perhaps go through the powers of the case management judge as opposed to the trial judge, because that may be of more assistance to you.