The only reason I say it isn't easier is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. If the courts that have to rule eventually find that the criteria that were in effect before the organized crime law was passed — that is to say the old criteria for obtaining wire taps — are the basic criteria consistent with the Charter, there are risks that certain courts may find that if these basic criteria that have been in existence since 1974 aren't met, wire taps will constitute an abusive seizure.
Earlier I told you that we started the investigation that has just wound up in late 2001 or early 2002. We haven't gone to court yet; only the investigation is complete. If the courts find that the application for wire taps does not meet the basic criteria established by the Charter, because the organized crime law goes beyond the basic requirements under the Charter of Rights, wire taps and their results will be ruled inadmissible.
Do you have any idea of what that represents? We're talking about a four-year investigation that risks being thrown out. I'm not saying that's the case. That's why I'm saying that it isn't necessarily easier to obtain wire taps because, in the statement of grounds for seeking wire taps, authorities indirectly ensure that the initial criteria that were set are met.
It's in that sense that I'm saying that it's not more difficult to obtain it, but that it isn't easier either, because authorities ensure that the minimum required by the Charter is met.