Our present criminal code is a mess. “minor tinkering, poorly written private members’ bills, massive omnibus legislation, and opportunistic political reaction” has made it so. It is so convoluted and complicated that even the best criminal lawyers, prosecutors and Judges can’t make sense of it all. We need to create a new independent Law Commission (eliminated in 2006 by Harper) to do a long overdue comprehensive review. A complete overhaul is necessary. A good brief article by Spratt.