Human Resources committee  The legislation doesn't take away pension eligibility. The prisoner is still eligible; it's just a matter of suspension during the time period the prisoner is incarcerated, and the door is open when the prisoner is released to have his or her pension benefits restarted. It's the

Human Resources committee  I'm Mark McCombs. I'm head of legal services, HRSDC, at the Department of Justice. From the Department of Justice's perspective, we're satisfied the legislation is constitutional and is consistent with the charter. We have a requirement under the Department of Justice Act to st

Human Resources committee  No. Under the Department of Justice legislation, section 4.1, the Minister of Justice is required to examine all legislation and determine if it is consistent with the charter. In the event that it isn't, we have to report this to the House; we have not reported it to the House,a

Human Resources committee  Sure.