Thanks.
That's somewhat contradictory to some of the reports, and the media reports, in the sense that the idea was that after that court decision, I think the response from Justice was that it would of course review the decision, and then a look at how best to either reword or rework the act to satisfy the Supreme Court decision in regard to privacy issues and client-solicitor privilege, while upholding the intent of this legislation. It sounds like, based on your response, you're not looking at new wording or new recommendations for the legislation to work with the Supreme Court decision. You're looking at different mechanisms after the fact, but that's certainly very different.
One of the areas of concern that I think we've heard is that other jurisdictions, and jurisdictions that have a rule of law not that different from Canada's, are able to have the legal profession, within balance of privacy rights, part of the system to try to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing. So I guess the answer to my question just isn't there. We don't see a legal reframing coming from the justice department, which might now be something this committee has to recommend, or direct the department to do, to ensure some level of compliance with the Supreme Court decision and the intention of this legislation.
The same goes for beneficial ownership. Is the Department of Justice doing anything on drafting language or regulations that it is consulting with all the provinces and territories about? Obviously, they have jurisdiction in some of these areas as well. Is there a legal framework being drafted by the federal government, by the Department of Justice, to deal with beneficial ownership and to have a consistent kind of process across the country?