Human Resources committee  Thank you. I will point out to the committee exactly where the issue of defence can be found in the bill. Clause 1 of the bill makes amendments to the Criminal Code. Clause 2 of the bill, which can be found on page 1 of the PDF version of the bill, will create subsection 423.2

Human Resources committee  Thank you for the question. I think that is a somewhat complicated question for the following reason. There is an offence already called mischief to property that involves a lot of different kinds of misbehaviour towards property, public and private property, and also critical i

Human Resources committee  Thank you for the question again. In this regard, I will draw the committee's attention to the specific subsection of the bill that would create the defence that the minister and Ms. Wright referred to earlier. In the legislation as it amends the Criminal Code, there would be a

Human Resources committee  Hello, good afternoon.

Human Resources committee  Thank you for the question. One thing that is specifically new in the bill is the offence of intimidating a health care provider or a person seeking access to a health service by making this a new offence. The penalty has been elevated. There is an offence of intimidation in the

Justice committee  I will try to answer, but with apologies and respect for the committee, this is not an area I have tremendous expertise in. I think our understanding is that the crimes committed in the local jurisdictions are still the matters of the local police, and they would work co-operati

Justice committee  I don't think we are aware of charges having been laid in respect of this or other long-term care circumstances. We are certainly aware of a number of lawsuits that have been laid on the civil side, both against long-term care facilities and I think against provincial governments

Justice committee  As far as the Criminal Code is concerned, again, Ms. Morency mentioned the key offences in her opening remarks. If the mistreatment is in the form of unwanted or harmful touching, we have a full range of assault offences that would cover that. But a lot of what we heard and was r

Justice committee  I will take a stab at this, but I just want to make sure I understand your question. You say regulatory offences in the areas that we control, meaning the Parliament of Canada?

Justice committee  I don't know that we, in the Department of Justice, would be responsible for any such regulatory offences, our responsibility really being limited to the Criminal Code. If that's what you're asking about I can address that.

Justice committee  I can answer that question. Thank you. I think the offences of theft and fraud, which Ms. Morency mentioned in her opening statement, are quite broadly drafted and apply to a wide range of circumstances because there are various ways in which people can obtain the financial and