Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. We really appreciate your appearing before the committee to clarify Bill C‑28.
I would like to ask a few directed questions because I find there's a lot of confusion and misunderstanding. When you talk about the legal terminology and everything else, I can see why normal people really get confused by a lot of this stuff.
At the last meeting we had, I very much appreciated the fact that MADD Canada was present. Their very clear and concise testimony was that the legislation would not impact them whatsoever. I think that is very important for Canadians to understand.
In your testimony today, you said that it will never apply to crimes of sexual assault. That kind of testimony and facts are what we need Canadians to really understand.
Can you clarify this for Canadians in normal English or French in language that is not technical? I used to belong to the access to justice committee in Nova Scotia. In one of the first meetings, maybe because English and French were not my first languages, I very much appreciated understanding things in very simple, clear language.
What is extreme intoxication? What is self-induced intoxication? What are we talking about here, Minister?