Justice committee  If I may, Chair, I'm not sure there's a conflict per se, as our opening remarks tried to convey. The grounds for detention are the grounds for detention, so I think that with the ladder principle and the principle of restraint and these other important concepts to the bail regime

Justice committee  I think we're somewhere in between, Mr. Chair. We targeted seven. If I talk quickly, it's five. If I talk slowly, it will be 10. Thanks very much for the opportunity to be here today to support you and to participate in your study on Canada's bail regime. Canada's laws on bail

Justice committee  I think that, if he were here, the minister would agree with you, Mr. Thériault.

Justice committee  I think you're right. At the end of the day, in our system of law, it is the courts that will decide in a constitutional democracy whether something is or is not constitutional. As we know, there are different perspectives on all areas of law, and there is charter compliance w

Justice committee  To my knowledge, no court has.

Justice committee  Well, it is a legal initiative insofar as there is a bill before Parliament. Parliament enacted former Bill C-7.

Justice committee  That's correct. There was no appeal.

Justice committee  There is no charter statement tabled yet in Parliament with respect to Bill C-39. If your question was whether there was a charter assessment done of Bill C-7 as amended by the Senate, as you likely know, charter statements are not evergreen documents. They're a reflection of th

Justice committee  That's correct, because they're not evergreen documents.

Justice committee  Well, a charter statement is required under the Department of Justice Act for any legislation that's introduced in Parliament. As you know, Bill C-39 was recently introduced. A charter statement will be tabled.

Justice committee  That's correct. As I've said, there's no requirement in the Department of Justice Act to update charter statements to reflect changes passed by Parliament.

Justice committee  Regardless of the amendments, there's no requirement.

Justice committee  I can start on the federal criminal law side, and maybe my colleagues from Health Canada can add in terms of what they might know about how this provision is being operationalized. I think you know, Mr. MacGregor, that as a general matter, words and statutes are meant to be int

Justice committee  Certainly, in terms of the way they operate.... In the statute, they have a specific purpose. You're right; it is related to the safeguards, so these are important. Maybe I will turn to Ms. Harper and see if she has any information in terms of how it's being implemented.

Justice committee  It's a good question. Ms. Harper will answer your question, Mr. Thériault.