Like Mr. Cullen, Ministers, I'm supportive of this act; I just find it inconceivable that an act of Parliament of this complexity could be passed that is so perfect that department after department, assistant deputy minister after assistant deputy minister, and acting ministers have been unable to suggest any constructive amendments whatsoever to this act. I believe the only person who's uncomfortable with it as written in some parts is the Information Commissioner--I think I'm correct in that--and also possibly the Privacy Commissioner.
Let me raise just two specifics that I'm just curious about.
I'm wondering if you don't find it curious, Ministers, that the act makes it illegal--perhaps you can check with your officials here--to facilitate the commission of a terrorist activity or to finance a terrorist activity, but it does not make it illegal to undertake a terrorist activity.