Well, I'm glad to get the opportunity to clarify that because, you know, what I should have said was that it was the Liberal Party that invented the notwithstanding clause, that brought it into being and it was, I believe, Prime Minister Paul Martin who threatened to use it. I mistakenly referred to it as having been used, but he did not actually use it. He spoke. He mused publicly, about invoking the notwithstanding clause, I believe, on a contentious debate item that involved same-sex marriage at the time. He didn't use it, but he talked about using it on an open-line show.
To answer your question, with respect to every bill, every piece of legislation, every justice item that comes across my desk, there is always a view to the potential of charter implications. In fact, we have lawyers at the Department of Justice specifically tasked, as you would expect, to examine legislation particularly for charter compatibility, to ensure that we are putting forward legislation, just as judges, that we believe are in compliance with existing legislation, and that it would withstand a charter challenge.