Justice committee  Yes, that's right.

Justice committee  I'll answer in English. I can understand French, but my spoken French isn't very good. Yes, I would agree that it should remain as it is with respect to the citizen's arrest. I don't have very many issues with respect to the defence of property and self-defence, subject to the

Justice committee  I'll answer very quickly, because I think the other two witnesses have much more expertise than I do on this topic. Yes, I do think that there needs to be accountability. I think this was a problem that pre-existed this amendment. Even as it stood, the powers that the private sec

Justice committee  Yes. I wholeheartedly agree. And I think you've put it much better than I could. In fact, in responding to the David Chen case, when you look at the language of the proposed amendment, it quite laudably does try to narrow the issue so as to prevent concerns of vigilantism and n

Justice committee  Perhaps I could just jump in here. Speaking to the self-defence provisions in the defence of property, I think it's certainly a laudable goal in mind to simplify the sections. This is something that courts and experts have been calling for, for a long time, and I think it will g

Justice committee  Thank you. Good morning. I'd like to start by thanking the committee for having me here. I see a few familiar faces from previous testimony I've given as a member of the Criminal Lawyers' Association. Today I'm testifying as an individual, out of my own interest as a criminal