I would suggest that the committee might benefit from hearing from a cross-section of prosecutors across Canada who have been involved in these organized crime cases. There are some academic commentators who have looked at the terrorism-listing provision, but I don't know of any who have looked at it as a concept that could be applied to a criminal organization, because it hasn't been something that's been put forward as a proposed initiative. Certainly, there are some academics who have looked at the issues involved in criminal organization cases. I think the prosecutors would bring a valuable perspective to the committee.
On May 12th, 2009. See this statement in context.