Public Safety committee  If I can add to that, though, in answer to the member's question, this is for the most serious offence in the act. That is the offence in proposed section 22, which is wilful obstruction of a person “exercising or performing their powers, duties or functions under this Act”. It's

Public Safety committee  No, but I understand, having been involved in drafting this, that the current fine has not been updated in quite some time.

Public Safety committee  There may be many reasons why the government's not able to make a decision within 90 days, and the purpose of the 90-day provision is to make sure individuals have prompt access to the courts if the government is not making a decision within that timeframe. A lot of it can have t

Public Safety committee  No. As I understand it, this would be a separate provision, under 1.1. What the member was just reading—

Public Safety committee  —was proposed subsection 9(1), which creates a power for the minister to “direct an air carrier to do” something “reasonable and necessary”. The proposed subsection 9(1.1) would be a new requirement for peace officers to provide assistance to air carriers if the direction is mad