Justice committee  We do have that data. We don't have it in front of us. We would have to provide that to you subsequent to the meeting.

Justice committee  Not to my knowledge. It's slightly different from the focus of this amendment, but there are other jurisdictions that have taken different approaches to these issues and looked at those questions, in terms of reform to their laws of infanticide and whether defences should be avai

Justice committee  Yes. As the chair has noted, it involves an intentional act, so the mens rea elements are established there. But what the punishment tends to recognize is that the circumstances surrounding the commission of the crime are such that the mental state of the individual is diminishe

Justice committee  We can certainly try. The crime of infanticide is focused on a situation where a woman who has given birth, or shortly after she has given birth, kills her child. It's a provision that recognizes a particular mental state involving the accused that doesn't rise to the level of m

Justice committee  I think our analysis of this motion would suggest that other offences would continue to apply, addressing conduct still deserving of criminal sanction. What the provisions focus on now is being found in a place where indecent acts occur. Again, following the Labaye decision, wh

Justice committee  We certainly still have a number of offences that would address that conduct, whether it's sexual exploitation of a minor, human-trafficking offences or offences related to the selling of sexual services.

Justice committee  I don't think I know the answer to that question. The focus is on contravening an act of Parliament. We would have to look to see whether a standing order constitutes an act of Parliament. We would perhaps have to look to the Interpretation Act for some guidance on that.

Justice committee  I think Mr. Cooper explained it accurately in regard to the scope of the offence in terms of collecting property for certain activities, including in relation to terrorist activity. Again, the bill proposes the same types of amendments that you've already discussed in terms of hy

Justice committee  Thank you for the question. It's ultimately going to depend on the facts of the case at question, but there is, certainly, a risk that removing section 173 would leave a gap in the Criminal Code, in terms of being able to respond to certain types of behaviour. Just very quickl

Justice committee  The only thing I would add is that, as you know, Bill C-51, which is in the Senate right now, proposes to repeal a number of offences that are obsolete or redundant to other offences of general application. I don't have the list in front of me. Those offences are not being hybrid

Justice committee  I'll start, and maybe Mr. Beardall will finish. In terms of why this is coming forward, or the context, this was another one of the many issues that were discussed in the context of FPT ministers responsible for justice at all levels, officials up to ministerial. It was viewed a

Justice committee  I'll take that question. Thank you. As the charter statement outlines, the combination of the mandatory consecutive sentencing that exists for human trafficking offences and the requirement of the former private member's bill, Bill C-452, to impose mandatory consecutive sentenci

Justice committee  That will be me as well. You mentioned some high-profile cases. Certainly those have brought to light the issue of peremptory challenges and representativeness in Canada's criminal justice system. It's important for the committee to know that the issue of peremptory challenges a

Justice committee  Certainly that is the position of some counsel. They have indicated that the use of a peremptory challenge can play a role in fostering representativeness on the jury. However, going back to my previous comments, while peremptory challenges are maintained, it still creates the ri

Justice committee  Ms. Sheppard might be able to correct me. While the standards might be worded slightly differently in terms of charges, I think they amount to more or less the same thing: the reasonable prospect of conviction and that it be in the public interest to proceed. I think it's going