Justice committee  That's correct.

Justice committee  I would just like to clarify that I did not say that public safety is already the paramount consideration. I said it's already front and centre of the considerations that the review board looks at.

Justice committee  Front and centre means it is part of the essential balance that the NCR regime strives to reach. It's a question of the mental state of the accused. It's a question of the needs of the accused. It's a question of public safety. It's a question of societal interest in the reintegr

Justice committee  Yes, that's right.

Justice committee  That's correct. Section 7 of the charter could be used to mount a charter challenge on the basis of vagueness and arbitrariness.

Justice committee  Yes.

Justice committee  That's the CBA's.

Justice committee  Yes, exactly.

Justice committee  No. If there were no amendments, we would not support it.

Justice committee  The reason the CBA thinks that this could be overly broad is that there is no specific definition given to the brutal nature of the offence. That is extremely problematic, because one of the fundamental principles of our Canadian criminal law is that the law has to be certain; ot

Justice committee  When the minister spoke here on Monday, he said that the high-risk designation would really apply to a very small percentage of the NCR population. As we've heard from the witnesses today and as we all hear in the news, there are individuals who commit horrible acts and create vi

Justice committee  We support it as well.

Justice committee  No, we have not.

Justice committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. It is a true honour to speak to you today and to be part of this very important conversation we're having this afternoon. I feel that Bill C-54 presents many unique opportunities to change the law in this area, and I want t