Justice committee  Thank you very much for the question, Madam Chair. It's a very good question, and I think the member brings up an interesting point. In that proposed legislation, there is no element that's different from the current element of criminal negligence. All of the elements are exact

Justice committee  Certainly, we need to start on the ground. Organizations such as CanAge and others have done a brilliant job of educating the police on how to investigate these types of offences in a careful, considered and victim-focused fashion. We need to ensure that the police who prosecut

Justice committee  Thank you, Madam Chair, for the question. I am sorry if I misstated this earlier. To be clear, I do not believe any amendments to the Criminal Code are necessary. We need more vigorous enforcement of the offences that are already there. As the member pointed out quite rightly,

Justice committee  With your permission, Madam Chair, I can answer that. Thank you for that really important question, which deals with enforcement. The Criminal Code is there to enforce just sanctions against people who commit criminal offences. In the context of domestic assaults, to borrow an

Justice committee  Thank you, Jessica. The criminal offences listed in our submission already cover activities that fall within the category of elder abuse. Furthermore, some of the offences, for example, theft by a person holding power of attorney in section 331 of the Criminal Code, already addr

Justice committee  Thank you very much for your question. It's probably a trite statement at this point that the new currency in the new electronic world is personal data. Our data is constantly being monitored, harvested and used to target us with advertising. The federal Privacy Act legislation

Justice committee  I will, just very briefly. In terms of these remote areas, they would receive the most benefit from having virtual hearings. However, I would like to stress that a trial process does require that all parties come together in the same location so that the solemnity of the occasio

Justice committee  Good morning, Madam Chair and honourable members of the committee. My name is Jody Berkes, and I'm the chair of The Canadian Bar Association's criminal justice executive. We're pleased to present you with our report, “No Turning Back: CBA Task Force on Justice Issues Arising fro