Justice committee  Absolutely not. Indeed, this is emphasized by Justice Kasirer in paragraph 50 of Brown: This is not...the same as suffering a psychotic episode where physical voluntariness remains intact. In his view, extreme intoxication that is akin to automatism and affects the individual

Justice committee  What I am saying, essentially, is that by limiting itself to the definition of extreme intoxication akin to automatism, section 33.1 of the Criminal Code leaves out the most serious and, more importantly, the most frequent manifestations of extreme intoxication—namely, all psycho

Justice committee  If memory serves, the definition of extreme intoxication is found in subsection 33.1(4). The solution is not complicated: in this provision, extreme intoxication should be defined as intoxication akin to automatism or insanity. This would cover all manifestations of extreme drug

Justice committee  First, I would like to inform you that I currently have COVID-19 and may have to interrupt my presentation a few times to catch my breath. I apologize for that. Without further ado, I will begin my presentation. In law, extreme intoxication can manifest itself essentially in two