Public Safety committee  Sure, I'm happy to. This amendment to clause 6 modifies Bill C-93 to add proposed subsection 4.2(1.1). This proposed subsection clarifies that the board inquiries related to good conduct and disrepute should not be made where the applicant applies for a record suspension under

Public Safety committee  We were not involved in the drafting.

Public Safety committee  I did not review this amendment.

Public Safety committee  I can't speak for others, sir.

Public Safety committee  Thank you. To go back to Mr. Motz's question as to whether others had reviewed it, I can say that, yes, others did review the amendment.

Public Safety committee  Paragraph 7(a) deals with a person who is subsequently convicted of an offence, whereas paragraph 7(b) deals with the issue of good conduct.

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  The subamendment has the effect of essentially ensuring that record suspensions that have been granted cannot be revoked where the concept of good conduct is applied, but it applies exclusively to convictions for cannabis possession. The original amendment in PV-3 was broader in

Public Safety committee  Unfortunately—and maybe I can turn it over to my colleague from the RCMP—we don't have that information currently.

Public Safety committee  I'm sorry. I actually didn't hear it. I missed it.

Public Safety committee  It's New Brunswick.

Public Safety committee  I'd underscore the point that Ms. Dabrusin was raising with respect to the effect of this amendment, which is that it simply removes the outstanding unpaid fine as a barrier to application.

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much. Our understanding of the proposed amendment is that this would essentially have the effect of expunging, for all intents and purposes, an individual's offence for cannabis. It would still be a record suspension, but it would result in a partial record suspen

Public Safety committee  Yes, the effect of clause 3, as was mentioned, is that it removes the fact of an outstanding fine as a barrier to applying for a record suspension. You're quite correct that in the two jurisdictions we did consult—Quebec and New Brunswick—they administered the fine collection for