Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Fortin. Thank you for your question. There's actually a great distinction between the two. One, a member of the clergy is not a licensed or regulated member of a professional college. They don't have formal training in psychology or psychiatry. Their realm is t

Justice committee  No. That's actually not what I'm saying.

Justice committee  I haven't made any comments in terms of limitations about age. My sole point is that there should be a distinction between attraction and behaviour in terms of exactly what those distinctions look like and how those play out. I'm not a lawyer, nor am I a politician. That's not my

Justice committee  Thank you very much for the question, Madam Findlay. As it is right now, my therapist currently supports me in avoiding things like sexual promiscuity or sexual actions with people who are physically or emotionally unavailable—who are in a monogamous relationship or something li

Justice committee  I definitely think, in a broader sense, that it is important to identify what the bill does cover and doesn't cover, so I do think an amendment like that would be very helpful. At the same time, even then I still do think that could leave the door open for some unhealthy interp

Justice committee  I would echo Emmanuel's comments. In terms of the spirit of the bill and the intention behind it, I very strongly support it, but there are two main issues for me just about its lack of clarity. One, again, is that, because there aren't any limiting terms, the scope is too broad

Justice committee  Good afternoon, Madam Chair and members of the standing committee. My name is Timothy Keslick, and my pronouns are he/him. I'm currently an ASL English interpreter in the province of Ontario. I'm speaking today from the traditional and unceded lands of the Mississaugas of the Ne