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Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Judges Act and the Criminal Code
In accordance with its Order of Reference of Monday, October 19, 2020, your Committee has considered Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Judges Act and the Criminal Code, and agreed on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, to report it with the following amendments:

Clause 1

That Bill C-3, in Clause 1, be amended by replacing line 22 on page 2 with the following:

“context, which includes systemic racism and systemic discrimination, including by attending seminars established”

Clause 2

That Bill C-3, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 28 on page 2 with the following:

“al assault law and social context, which includes systemic racism and systemic discrimination;”

That Bill C-3, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 31 on page 2 with the following:

“(3) The Council should ensure that seminars on matters re-”

That Bill C-3, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 2 on page 3 with the following:

“persons, groups and organizations that support them, including Indigenous leaders and representatives of Indigenous communities; and”

That Bill C-3, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 3 on page 3 with the following:

“(b) include, where the Council finds appropriate, instruction in evidentiary prohibitions,”

Clause 3

That Bill C-3, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 11 on page 3 with the following:

“year, the Council should submit to the Minister a report on”

That Bill C-3, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 13 on page 3 with the following:

“ters related to sexual assault law and social context, which includes systemic racism and systemic discrimination, that were offered in the”

That Bill C-3, in Clause 3, in the English version, be amended by replacing line 14 on page 3 with the following:

“preceding calendar year. The report should include the fol-”

That Bill C-3, in Clause 3, in the English version, be amended by replacing line 20 on page 3 with the following:

“(2) The Minister shall cause a copy of any report received to be”

Your Committee has ordered a reprint of Bill C-3, as amended, as a working copy for the use of the House of Commons at the report stage.
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 2) is tabled.