I do.
I appreciate that, and thank you for pointing out that the Brians rule northern Alberta as far as the Conservative Party of Canada goes. I will say that I do appreciate all the letters you send into my riding, because it helps me with my election as well. That is a joke, for all those people who didn't get that.
Now, some people have said that the victims of hate crimes should not need the authorization of the Minister of Justice to go after perpetrators of hate crimes. That sounds to me like an American system, because of course in Canada you can't bring charges privately without the permission of the crown. In fact, no charges—just about—are laid against any individual in Canada without.... I would say that 99.99% of all charges are laid by the crown in right of Canada. So we don't have private prosecutions. Although they are available, very few are pursued.
So how would you respond to needing the authorization of the Minister of Justice, for instance, which is necessary today under the Criminal Code, if you want to proceed with a private prosecution?