To the extent that private security guards are given any more power to arrest, then they should be subject to more restrictions--for example, the application of the charter. But if the security guards are not being provided with any more training that will elevate them to any special status, then I think they should be looked at more like citizens.
Again, Mr. Cotler, I think the issue is not so much whether it is a private security guard. The problem, as I see it, that Bill C-26 is starting to address is a fundamental issue of whether Canadians are going to be allowed more chances for self-determination and the fundamental right to participate and be an equal partner in the safety of their communities.