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Chief Justice McLachlin's ears must be ringing right now because just about everyone is quoting her, even though not all for the same reasons or with the same view.
My first question is for Ms. Lang.
You said that you were one of the lonely voices that was asking the Supreme Court of Canada not to strike down the law. Obviously they didn't listen to you, and I say that in a nice way, having lost a few cases here and there myself.
But what I'm wondering, though, from having read the Bedford decision, is whether you were surprised not to see more about section 15, because I'm pretty sure you must have pleaded section 15 at length in the Bedford case.