Public Safety committee  The intention definitely is that it's not meant to be narrow. We don't have our constitutional experts with us right now.

Public Safety committee  Well, when you think of the provision that someone would be released into an “indigenous community” and we look at the definition being proposed here, you would then be saying that someone would be released into a tribal council, for instance. It would create some awkwardness in

Public Safety committee  When you talk about a lengthy definition, are you referring to “indigenous community”?

Public Safety committee  I think the prescriptiveness of it means that some indigenous leadership groups may not fall within this definition. It would limit which groups could be part of an indigenous community. Recognizing that Bill C-83 actually refers to indigenous “organization” rather than indigenou

Public Safety committee  Yes. I think we'd need to spend a bit more time to think of accurate wording to reflect your concern. There are other issues to think about as well, in terms of the definition of “available” and what that means. I hesitate to put wording on the floor right now.

Public Safety committee  The difference is usually a calendar day or a workday, and a workday is Monday to Friday.

Public Safety committee  If there's a holiday, that wouldn't be a working day. It's to ensure sufficient time to do that in regular working hours.

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  That's in proposed subsection 37(1) of Bill C-83.

Public Safety committee  It's on page 5.

Public Safety committee  Then proposed paragraph 37(1)(c) on the next page suggests “in the prescribed circumstances”, and that could include a situation as was described before.

Public Safety committee  Yes. Putting “reasonable opportunity” actually qualifies the kind of opportunity, and it could be more narrowly applied than just leaving “opportunity” to have as broad a definition as possible.

Public Safety committee  I would say it's already covered in the bill.

Public Safety committee  Yes. Thank you. I do understand. I think it's important to note that this amendment proposes that “every reasonable effort” will be made. It's not a requirement. The purpose of a structured intervention unit, as its name says, is to have interventions to address the root cause o

Public Safety committee  Yes.