I'm going to pursue exactly what I said before. We've given you the parameters of what we as a Parliament, as a committee, want. I think it's fairly easy for you to speak to the justice department and work on that assumption.
We have a credibility problem in this country on this issue. It's leaving all of us, regardless of what party we come from, with the perception that despite the gargantuan requirements and the Herculean efforts you're going to require in terms of drafting this together, if you can't do it and no minister wants to take responsibility for it, it's conceivable this committee may very well come up with specific recommendations the government could implement.
I want to make sure we get the right policy mix, but we need to do it quickly. We know the problem. We've known the problem for years. I'm suggesting that even if it comes to what the Americans are doing with the Department of Homeland Security, having customs representatives in China or in other nations where there is a problem, we could be looking at the same outcome.
Let me ask this to you. We know, and we have a pretty good idea of the two conventions we need to implement. If we need to put a stronger perspective on our Criminal Code with respect to people who copyright movies, for instance—which is something I definitely support, and I think a number of members on this committee support—how long do you think the legislation would take to at least address some of these problems? Frankly—and I appreciate all the discussion that's going into this—we're just not getting where we need to get, and we're looking like the laughingstock of the international community. It would be funny, except that we've just gone to many communities that have lost jobs across this country as a result of our not getting our act together.
So I'm putting it at your feet and saying you have to get this together, but we also need political direction. When can we expect that your working group will actually come forth with concrete proposals? I want a timetable.