Mr. Reid, much as you want me to respond to what you would like to respond to, let me just repeat what I've said: that the attempt to do an end run around the constitutional amendment processes in the Constitution Act of 1982 supersedes any of the cases you have mentioned. It is clear that this is the operative provision this committee should be focusing on. As my colleagues have said, we are in total agreement that those cases you have cited do not take precedence over section 42 or section 38 of the Constitution Act of 1982.
On April 30th, 2008. See this statement in context.