Justice committee  Thank you. Of course.

Justice committee  I share Mr. Bebbington's comments that warehousing is a bigger problem than non-participation, and I caution against the pejorative use of the term “psychopath”. It is a personality disorder not recognized by the DSM. There's a very specific test built by a Canadian and it is a u

Justice committee  These are possibilities that affect the same outcome without complicating or destroying the trial process and the inevitable court proceedings. I should also note that while there are exceptions like the ones Mr. Wamback spoke about, the vast majority of individuals are not capt

Justice committee  The Parole Board of Canada has a very specific and distinct function. They would never say this, of course, but having their hands tied for x number of years would have an impact both on them and on correctional services, because they're the ones who have to figure out the progra

Justice committee  That is one obvious one, just from the plain reading of it, yes.

Justice committee  Significantly. As we have seen with some of these cases.... In the Pickton case, for instance, a judge simply said he would not proceed on all of those counts and was proceeding only on six. We see indictments pared down all the time. The Crowns, who are people too, are those tr

Justice committee  It's legally possible, yes. In the fact scenario contemplated here, in practical terms it's unlikely.

Justice committee  Good morning. Thank you very much for inviting me to speak about this rather important piece of legislation. I bring to you today the perspective of a criminal lawyer as a practitioner. So that you know who I am and where I'm coming from in my testimony and give it the appropr

Justice committee  Thank you.