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Public Safety committee I would think it's probably very small. That would be my opinion, yes.
March 31st, 2015Committee meeting
Glenn Gilmour
Justice committee Yes, under the commitments made by states to combat torture, states are required to report on a periodic basis to the United Nations Convention against Torture. Sessions are held by the UN Committee against Torture when they examine a state party's report, and at the end, they is
September 27th, 2016Committee meeting
Glenn Gilmour
Justice committee That's not the position we're putting forward. The position we're putting forward here is that there be just one general offence of torture, where everything is called torture under one offence. As I recall, during the committee hearings last week, there was some suggestion that
September 27th, 2016Committee meeting
Glenn Gilmour
Justice committee Thank you for that clarification.
September 27th, 2016Committee meeting
Glenn Gilmour
Justice committee Under the existing torture offence in subsection 269.1(1), it's a maximum penalty of 14 years' imprisonment.
September 27th, 2016Committee meeting
Glenn Gilmour
Justice committee Yes.
September 27th, 2016Committee meeting
Glenn Gilmour
Justice committee Thank you very much for inviting me.
February 23rd, 2017Committee meeting
Glenn Gilmour
Justice committee I have a couple of comments I would like to make first just for the record.
February 23rd, 2017Committee meeting
Glenn Gilmour
Justice committee A part of it might be a bit of a history lesson for people around the table, but I thought I'd start with the discussion about the provision dealing with sentencing, subparagraph 718.2(a)(i) of the Criminal Code. That was originally created in 1995 by the then-Liberal governmen
February 23rd, 2017Committee meeting
Glenn Gilmour
Justice committee I think the hate crime mischief offence, as it is currently worded, would allow for a maximum punishment of 10 years in jail.
February 23rd, 2017Committee meeting
Glenn Gilmour
Justice committee There is that.
February 23rd, 2017Committee meeting
Glenn Gilmour
Justice committee That's the only distinction.
February 23rd, 2017Committee meeting
Glenn Gilmour
Justice committee In terms of minimum sentencing, that's correct.
February 23rd, 2017Committee meeting
Glenn Gilmour
Justice committee The distinction is that the maximum you could get if you proceeded by way of summary conviction is two years. It's not as if there's a minimum penalty for the summary conviction offence. It's what the maximum penalty is for a summary conviction. There is that difference. But cer
February 23rd, 2017Committee meeting
Glenn Gilmour
Justice committee Yes, that's pretty much it.
February 23rd, 2017Committee meeting
Glenn Gilmour