Thank you, Mr. Chairman, I greatly appreciate the comments of the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Justice, Mr. Moore. In fact, solicitor-client privilege could be set aside by the client. In this case, the minister decided not to do so. But according to his statement, Mr. Moore claims that the minister has already stated and affirmed, following a question that was put to him by a member of this committee, that he has already received legal opinions telling him that Bill C-2, more particularly the provisions of Bill C-2 that are directly related to the dangerous offender regime comply with our charter and our Constitution.
Mr. Ménard asked a question of Mr. Moore, and he avoided answering. Mr. Ménard asked if the minister was prepared to simply sign a letter addressed to the chair of the committee giving a written confirmation that, indeed, according to the legal opinions he received—and he would not be obliged to disclose or table those opinions—he certifies that Bill C-2 and more specifically the changes dealing with dangerous offenders, comply with our charter and our Constitution.
A response would satisfy Mr. Ménard as well as my Liberal colleagues. I have not had the opportunity to check the transcript of his testimony before the committee, but if the minister has already made a statement to that effect, it should not cause him any problem to do so in writing. He is not obliged to disclose the legal opinions he received under the protection of solicitor-client privilege. However, he should confirm in writing that Bill C-2 complies with the charter and the Constitution, according to the legal opinions he has received.
Therefore, I would like Mr. Moore to answer that question specifically.