Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Storseth, it's clear in my mind that you believe the proper forum for hate propaganda is the Criminal Code. You've commented on transparency, and of course the superior training of the judges who sit there.
Certainly you're not a proponent, I guess, of hate speech, but of course the criminal system has certain restraints, one of them being prosecutorial discretion and the second one being the burden of proof, which Mr. Sandhu has alluded to.
Is it your feeling that perhaps the exercise of discretion, with of course the burden of “beyond all doubt” in criminal prosecution, is a further safeguard of the right to liberty of expression? It is a fundamental right, is it not?
What are your thoughts on that?