Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Toews, for having come to meet with us today.
I agree that your privileges have been breached. There is not a doubt in the world. I think that all the members of this committee share that opinion. Like several of the members who sit on this committee, I am concerned about what we and the committee can do to remedy this. In my opinion, the measures this committee should consider are not obvious. When dealing with matters of privilege, we normally turn to the Speaker of the House, or the chair of the committee, who guides us.
In this case, we want to find a solution regarding these threats, but I don't know if this committee is in a good position to solve the issue. Certain bills undeniably generate debate. You mentioned during your first statement that this was the case for bill C-279, on gender identity and gender expression. The purpose of that bill was to introduce solutions for dealing with certain threats. I don't think it generated threats against a member of Parliament. So I don't know if it is really a good example.
Of course, this is not the first time that a member of Parliament has been threatened. However, since this happened outside of this Parliament and since you are the Minister of Public Safety, it seems to me that you are in a very good position to tell us what solutions you think this committee should look at.