Mr. Mark McCombs (Senior General Counsel and Head, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada Legal Services, Department of Human Resources and Skills Development) at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

I'm Mark McCombs. I'm head of legal services, HRSDC, at the Department of Justice.

From the Department of Justice's perspective, we're satisfied the legislation is constitutional and is consistent with the charter. We have a requirement under the Department of Justice Act to state if it is not, and we have certified that it is. So from that perspective, in terms of charter litigation, that would be speculative at this point.