Public Safety committee  It helps people interpret what the intent of the law is. So when we interpret this legislation, we would do it in a way that acknowledges historical injustices, which would be a way of correcting those injustices.

Public Safety committee  We would like them to be automatic. Would you like me to go over what's on page 4 to 5?

Public Safety committee  Oh, sure.

Public Safety committee  Sure. I looked at the Criminal Code offences that—

Public Safety committee  —would be common, just for things like cannabis—not for any sexual offences, because again I'd like to bring us back to talking about cannabis. For example, we have subsection 145(2) of the Criminal Code, dealing with failure to attend court; subsection 145(3), failure to compl

Public Safety committee  No, they wouldn't.

Public Safety committee  I think we need to go back to the fact that this is now something legal, and if this had been legal a few years ago, people wouldn't be ensnared in the criminal justice system. We know that people who are trapped in this system are often marginalized, so I guess the answer is yes

Public Safety committee  How can I.... I'm sorry—

Public Safety committee  My understanding is that there would be the charge for simple possession of cannabis and then the person would be summoned to appear in court related to that charge. Perhaps Mr. Cudjoe can expand on this. Basically, there would be a timeline. All of these administration of justic

Public Safety committee  Yes, please.

Public Safety committee  No, they are not. I was invited to a meeting with Mr. Matthew Dubé and Mr. Murray Rankin to discuss Bill C-415 and because Bill C-93 is related, we were also invited to speak on that. However, it was simply in tangent, so no, not really, and no, they are not reflected.

Public Safety committee  Mr. Cudjoe, do you want to start?

Public Safety committee  I would say that it hinders. I believe this committee made a report about how inaccessible criminal record suspensions are. Firstly, a lot of people don't know that they can make them, or they are duped into paying money—crazy amounts of money—when it's actually not that expensiv

Public Safety committee  Okay.

Public Safety committee  That's correct.