Can a dangerous and long-term offender be charged under Part 24 of the Criminal Code where the predicate offences arose prior to July 2, 2008?

Amendments to Part 24 of the Criminal Code dealing with dangerous and long-term offenders came into effect on July 2, 2008. While these amendments include some procedural changes there are also some major substantive changes to the law. It is accepted by counsel that these amendments do not apply to the present proceedings, as the predicate offences arose prior to July 2, 2008. Accordingly, the provisions of Part 24 as they existed prior to July 2, 2008 apply. See R v. Casemore [2009] SKQB 306 at paragraph 4.