Justice committee  I've already explained it to the analysts over there. It's just that the bill amends all the other sections that deal with summary conviction forms of assault. All of them have been amended to change the maximum sentence from either six months or 18 months to the new default, whi

Justice committee  There is another reverse onus in section 515, which is a reverse onus for people charged with drug trafficking offences—not convicted, but charged—and that went all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada upheld the reverse onus on the basis that the

Justice committee  I didn't teach criminal law the last two fall semesters.

Justice committee  I'll send an email.

Justice committee  You should go ahead.

Justice committee  It's vague?

Justice committee  This is our problem with using gender-neutral language to talk about a very sex-specific problem, which is men's violence against women. I think that having broader language is probably important, because what we actually want the judge to focus on is this male violence against

Justice committee  I don't have enough information to give you an informed opinion on that subject.

Justice committee  As to whether those enhanced procedures will do anything to protect women, I don't know enough about—

Justice committee  Yes. Thanks.

Justice committee  I just don't even understand the argument. The argument is that women won't report if they think their partner will possibly be held? I find that hard to imagine, because when women are that desperate to involve police, they are usually quite frightened. I don't know what the b

Justice committee  Yes, I do. It's not where I started. I was initially noticing the fact that those offenders who plead guilty or who are found guilty but have no conviction entered would be excluded from this bill. I agree that when there is evidence of some sort of pattern of intimate partne

Justice committee  Do you have any idea of how long you'll be?

Justice committee  How many minutes do I have?

Justice committee  Pardon?