If the government were to in fact implement Motion No. 227 as currently written, it would mean simply that our proceeds of crime regime under the Criminal Code would become next to useless because the government would be required to reimburse convicted criminals who have already had their ill-gotten gains stripped under its authority.
Si le gouvernement mettait en oeuvre la motion n 227 dans sa forme actuelle, cela impliquerait de rendre quasiment inutiles les dispositions du Code criminel relatives aux produits de la criminalité. En effet, le gouvernement serait tenu de rembourser aux criminels condamnés les gains acquis malhonnêtement qu'il viendrait tout juste de leur retirer.