There are some concerns about clause 6, and I do have one amendment. But I have a question for the panel, which some members have asked me to raise. I'd like to state it and have the members of the panel address it. It deals mainly with the testimony from IPIC.
IPIC asserts that the provisions of Bill C-47 are inconsistent with other laws. They have stated that the bill sets a different standard for interlocutory injunctions from that applied by the courts in Canada, and that it removes the need to show clear or unequivocal irreparable harm that cannot be compensated by monetary damages that might be awarded after trial.
So could you comment on IPIC's concerns with respect to interlocutory injunctions and its recommendation to delete clause 6 of the bill? In other words, why is clause 6 required? That's the first issue.
Secondly, failing deletion of this clause, IPIC recommends that it be amended to state that
if a court finds reasonable grounds to conclude that the activities of a party will cause the public to believe that the activities are “approved, authorized or endorsed” then that shall be deemed to be evidence of irreparable harm.
Could you comment on this recommendation for us?