June 4, 2003 (37th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Mrs. Betty Hinton (Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys, Canadian Alliance)

Mr. Speaker, the government's sex offender registry is as flawed as any legislation ever brought to the House. It will be dangerous legislation if enacted without substantial changes. The minister will force the Crown to take the initiative to have a convicted sex offender placed on the registry. Registration is not mandatory but it should be.
Why does the minister refuse to require that all sex offenders be automatically registered upon conviction?