I think we've heard other witnesses talk about how other countries perceive our country in relation to this legislation. I think if we had more awareness and maybe better legislation, then we'd have more pride in our democracy as being vibrant. That's something we can't put a dollar figure to, but I think it would be important. Certainly our Supreme Court of Canada considers this legislation to be quasi-constitutional. So it's significant, and people should be aware of it.
On May 6th, 2009. See this statement in context.