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Justice committee As legislators, I think any piece of the puzzle we can improve.... There are many moving parts, with Bill C-78 and the Divorce Act being one, as is administrative justice reform, which you have already looked at, and Bill C-75 and moving forward with that are all a series of part
January 31st, 2019Committee meeting
David Lametti
Justice committee The distinction there is because of that. Certainly if the committee wants to look at that as part of its study and has suggestions in that regard, we would be open to that.
January 31st, 2019Committee meeting
David Lametti
Justice committee I think it's open for the committee to study that. My understanding is that there is always potential to rehabilitate a dog in a way that doesn't exist with a rooster.
January 31st, 2019Committee meeting
David Lametti
Justice committee It was undertaken before my watch began in this role, so I can't go into all of the details of the way people and groups were consulted, but I can say that we consulted the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies, the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association and the Canadian Feder
January 31st, 2019Committee meeting
David Lametti
Justice committee Certainly clarity was given on the definitions, the definition of both bestiality and also the fighting provisions. Clarity was given to groups to differentiate the term “baiting”, for example, which doesn't mean baiting for the purpose of fishing, angling or other activities, bu
January 31st, 2019Committee meeting
David Lametti
Justice committee My immediate priority is the passage of this legislation. The two practices that are identified in this piece of legislation are important to prohibit and define in each respective case. I'm open to discussing other ways forward.
January 31st, 2019Committee meeting
David Lametti
Justice committee Well, I've just started in this job, and I have to admit that I enjoy the challenge. That said, I'm not going to commit to a particular timeline today. I have, in good faith, said that I'm open to discussing moving forward in the future and to addressing the very concerns that yo
January 31st, 2019Committee meeting
David Lametti
Justice committee There is a link that has been drawn. There isn't as much data as perhaps there might be, simply because a lot of it is covered up. I will admit to a data gap there, but a link has been drawn with enough credible information to say that it's an important factor. We're also protect
January 31st, 2019Committee meeting
David Lametti
Justice committee There is a traditional distinction between birds and animals that runs through the common law. There is a provision specifically for roosters, for cocks, because sadly they are often very damaged in the fighting, and it is often the case that they're also fed with steroids to mak
January 31st, 2019Committee meeting
David Lametti
Justice committee The evidence I have seen, I think, is increasingly going in that direction. I'm not an expert. I can only base it on what I read. To the extent that I have seen the same kinds of studies that you have, it seems to me that is where the scientific evidence is going.
January 31st, 2019Committee meeting
David Lametti
Justice committee That's a larger question, and I think that question needs to be addressed as part of our ongoing look at these provisions generally. We've committed to that. My predecessor committed to that, and I'm happy to commit to the same thing moving forward. I certainly am quite open to r
January 31st, 2019Committee meeting
David Lametti
Justice committee I think it was made clear by my predecessor and I think it was made clear in my opening remarks, that in Bill C-84 we have picked two areas on which there is widespread agreement, and which we could get done now. We are filling a gap in one case, and we are addressing a practice
January 31st, 2019Committee meeting
David Lametti
Justice committee As my predecessor also stated, we're going to keep moving forward with this dialogue and to try to make our Criminal Code and society better.
January 31st, 2019Committee meeting
David Lametti
Justice committee I'm not going to speak about a consensus that happened in 2004. I wasn't privy to those discussions. I was, quite frankly, doing other things at the time, so I'm not fully versed on all of those various discussions that happened in 2004. What I will commit to doing is keeping di
January 31st, 2019Committee meeting
David Lametti
Justice committee It is a fair concern to worry about the length of time legislative reform takes. Certainly, I agree with you, and thank you for your question. This is a serious issue. I think the important thing to underscore from the beginning is that we are dealing with it. You are right—I agr
January 31st, 2019Committee meeting
David Lametti