I understand the argument that is being made by the party opposite in terms of putting this off until the very end. However, there's a problem there.
Former CRTC commissioner Peter Menzies already said that this legislation “doesn't just infringe on free expression, it constitutes a full-blown assault upon it and, through it, the foundations of democracy.” That's pretty clear from a former CRTC commissioner, who I believe is probably one of the most qualified individuals in this country to comment on this legislation.
That said, the argument that we should just put it off until the end is like saying the legislation might already be bad, but let's make it worse, and then once it's really bad, we can go and seek out a charter opinion or a charter statement.
Why not just get it now? Why not get the charter statement now so that we can be building on a solid foundation as we go forward, rather than continuing to build on a weak foundation? It makes no sense to keep going. This is absolutely fundamental. We're talking about the charter rights protected under paragraph 2(b), and we absolutely should seek that advice from those experts before moving forward.