The very first administrative law principle that we have to ensure is the duty of fairness. To have new obligations placed on someone without the ability to have them freely and fairly debated in the House of Parliament is going to be a little bit of a problem. I would also like to ensure that, if there is a violation, there is no judge, jury or executioner situation that happens, which is one of the main criticisms of AMPs. It's that the person who finds the violation can then issue the fine that's associated with it.
I think Mr. Conacher is right when he says that sometimes that hand-off to the enforcement agencies doesn't happen the way that it should. I can't explain why that is, but, by the exact same token, I can't explain why the RCMP, the law enforcement agency, doesn't choose to pursue some of these matters. I think part of the issue there is prosecutorial discretion, and they are determining what is or is not something that's worthy of their time.
