Justice committee  That's fine. I'm happy to provide them to you.

Justice committee  Just to be clear, if there's an unlawful assembly or riot, anyone in it is committing an offence, whether they're wearing a mask or not.

Justice committee  That's the bill. The problem I was identifying is that it's difficult to determine intent to be participating in an unlawful assembly. That problem is not going to change. The issue is that it's going to create a chilling effect for those who wish to attend. They might be at the

Justice committee  Thank you.

Justice committee  Will do. Thank you.

Justice committee  I'll give a very quick answer. In that situation, as in 2007, it was a protest involving the presidents of the United States and Mexico and Prime Minister Harper. The provocateurs in that circumstance were actually police officers. There were Quebec police officers wearing masks

Justice committee  Yes.

Justice committee  I'm not aware of that specifically, but I know that's the practice in some provinces, that the prosecutors must approve the charges.

Justice committee  Well, that's what I'd heard, but that doesn't surprise me entirely.

Justice committee  I think the point you're making is that the law may already sufficiently deal with the issue, and I think it's an excellent point. For example, if the criminals who looted London Drugs and some of the stores that Mr. Merraro was speaking of did so while wearing a mask, they're

Justice committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I'd like to thank the chair and the clerk and the committee members for inviting the BC Civil Liberties Association to appear and provide our comments and views on Bill C-309 and the proposed amendments to sections 65 and 66 of the Criminal Code.