Let me just speak to my experience. I've been practising for about 35 years now. Formerly I was vice-president of the Criminal Lawyers' Association. I've been chair of the Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers now for more than ten years--my wife says too long. There were major consultations on bills, and they gathered everyone in the room, not just defence lawyers but crown counsel, victims organizations, and academics. That did not happen here. If you compared one set of legislation that had that with another set of legislation that didn't have that, it speaks for itself.
We are disappointed. Maybe there's a political agenda, but that's not our concern. You're being asked to make the decision.