I appreciate that, and I think there's a cost benefit to the bill, which is that if it is not analysed and not brought into the discussion, it's a lopsided argument. Yes, certainly it's going to cost something to protect Canadians. I don't think anybody in this room is going to argue about that. But what is the cost of not protecting Canadians? I believe parliamentarians would be well served to know the answer to that question. We're hearing that answer from victims' groups. We're hearing that information, those analyses from chiefs of police. We're just not hearing it from you, Mr. Page. I wonder if you would be willing to undertake a study so that there would be a counter and a realization of the true cost benefit of legislation like this.
On October 5th, 2010. See this statement in context.