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View Shannon Stubbs Profile
CPC (AB)
View Shannon Stubbs Profile
2021-06-07 12:36
I would just give you the opportunity to expand on any other specific recommendations in terms of both the enforcement and protections to combat the proliferation of child sexual abuse material and other illegal content, while also maintaining free expression, privacy and the right of individuals to have ownership and choice over their own images.
Melissa Lukings
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Melissa Lukings
2021-06-07 12:37
Thank you.
Privacy is very important, and it's also a safety issue in a lot of these situations. I can't provide any specific solutions. I'm not [Technical difficulty—Editor]. I definitely recommend asking Dr. Lashkari about that.
In terms of law, we need to remember the foundations of law, so what is the Privacy Act based on? What are the rights and freedoms that Canadians hold as important? Our rights to freedom of expression, freedom of association and all these things need to be considered when we're implementing new technology and new standards for technology.
As for specifics, that wouldn't be my area. I would be more like poking holes in why those things aren't private enough.
View Yves Perron Profile
BQ (QC)
To simplify things in terms of procedure, is there not a way to establish a partnership with local police forces? Basically, Bill C‑205 sees simply being on the premises as an offence.
Brian Evans
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Brian Evans
2021-06-03 16:04
Very briefly, I would say that if we're talking about a disease or situation evolving on a farm that's been compromised because of an intrusion, the investigation of that type of disease outbreak is significantly different from the investigation of a natural disease outbreak. The forensic aspects of it and the issues around chain of custody and evidence leading to prosecution are an area that Scott could speak to, but I don't think it's part of the regular veterinary teaching curriculum. It is a different type of investigation, and the use of individuals who are better trained in those types of enforcement and investigations would, from my perspective, be beneficial.
View Neil Ellis Profile
Lib. (ON)
View Neil Ellis Profile
2021-06-03 16:58
I guess my first question would be to Marcel. He spoke about the trespassing court case that happened two years ago. He touched on the court case, but he didn't go into any details of what the outcome of the case was.
If he knows, I would like to know if any of the charges did stick, and which ones.
Marcel Groleau
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Marcel Groleau
2021-06-03 16:58
The owners of the farm decided not to pursue legal proceedings because they did not want to continue with a presence on social media and to be the object of threats, as had been the case beforehand. These groups, which I call terrorist groups, operate so as to frighten their victims. It would have been very difficult for the owners to prove beyond any doubt that they had suffered damages. What it would have cost them may well have been in addition to the losses they were already incurring.
However, the Union des producteurs agricoles, the UPA, sought an injunction so that the people who had taken part in that incursion would not be able to perpetrate others. We obtained a temporary injunction to start with. It became permanent as we waited for the judge to subsequently hear the UPA's application. That application was for demonstrations to be prohibited less than 250m from a farm. However, the injunction applies only to the demonstrators who were on the Porgreg farm.
I wanted you to see that it is basically impossible to to prove damages to the people who are the victims of these incursions.
View Neil Ellis Profile
Lib. (ON)
View Neil Ellis Profile
2021-06-03 17:00
Do you know of any other cases in which charges have been laid successfully?
View Neil Ellis Profile
Lib. (ON)
View Neil Ellis Profile
2021-06-03 17:00
Would current trespassing laws apply for any of the trespassing that happens now?
As another question, what are the recourses now if someone intentionally makes a farm animal sick? Are there any recourses now that you guys have in your tool box?
Darren Ference
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Darren Ference
2021-06-03 17:01
I don't believe that any of the current trespassing laws in the national.... I know Alberta has brought in a new trespassing law that very much mirrors or is very similar to this bill, but this bill protects us right across the country and doesn't expose certain farmers and protect other farmers.
I think it's important to have a national one that covers nationally, which Bill C-205 will do.
View Neil Ellis Profile
Lib. (ON)
View Neil Ellis Profile
2021-06-03 17:01
I'll just touch on that. I think Ontario also has an act in place.
Do you know if there have been any charges on those acts? I know the Ontario act was 2020. I'm not sure when the B.C. act went into place. I believe Alberta has one also. Do you know if they've been successful?
Darren Ference
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Darren Ference
2021-06-03 17:02
I don't know if there are any charges on the acts. I know there was a charge from the trespass that occurred prior to the act, and that's what drove the act in Alberta, but I don't know the progress of where that is.
View Alistair MacGregor Profile
NDP (BC)
Thank you, Chair.
We can broadly define trespassing as unlawful entry onto private land. I think it's mostly contained within provincial legislation, because under our Constitution the provinces have exclusive jurisdiction in making laws in relation to property and civil rights. The criminal law is engaged when we have an identifiable harm against public health, which is why the CFIA exists as a federal agency.
Mr. Ference, you made some comments about how provincial laws against trespass are not really working. Can you broaden that point? You said that police have had a hard time following through with charges. Can you illuminate that a bit more so we can understand it?
Darren Ference
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Darren Ference
2021-06-03 17:11
We're talking about the trespass that occurred here. The trespassing bill had not yet been brought forward in Alberta. It was brought in afterward because of this circumstance. Then you could have the “no trespassing” sign, but people could come in from any point. Before it, the farmer who was trespassed against had to press the charges and be convinced to press the charges. There was no distinct law to automatically charge people without the farmer pressing charges.
It's important to have these laws in place to set things out so that if you violate them, you have to go. The law in Alberta now has stronger penalties toward the organization that organizes trespasses, and it's very similar to Bill C-205. It's important that we get consistency across the country. I was listening earlier to some of the chicken farmers. You don't want people to go to an easier spot to target farms.
View Alistair MacGregor Profile
NDP (BC)
You made a comment earlier about the police and their training on biosecurity issues. What do you think the police agencies' current understanding is of biosecurity?
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