My point is simply this. The Attorney General of Canada and the Minister of Justice of Canada in his role as the legal adviser to the Governor in Council, when this bill would have been introduced...to vouch to the Governor in Council that the contents of it were legal, that the Parliament of Canada has the power to enact this legislation, and then, at the same time as the legal adviser to the Governor in Council directing the reference, the Attorney General of Canada signed his name to a reference question that questions the very own jurisdiction and power of Parliament to enact this legislation. That is simply inconsistent, and it is problematic.
On November 19th, 2013. See this statement in context.