Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Minister, thank you for coming today.
I want to say that Bill C-2, upon study, is a bold bill. It has substantive changes to the Criminal Code, and I'm sure it will be appreciated by Canadians who have been looking for an extra measure of safety for themselves and their families. The bill does have some very bold moves, and it's tough on violent crime. History will show that in many cases when a bill such as this has come up for legislation, or is even passed through legislation--and it's been decades since anything like this has come along--the constitutional challenge people are just rubbing their hands together, waiting to get at it.
So that Canadians can avoid being disappointed about any hitches that might be in this bill, what assurances can you give us, Minister, that all of the due diligence has been done that will enable Bill C-2 to withstand any possible constitutional challenges?