Senator Cowan, I'd like to open by congratulating you for getting to this stage. You've been working on this issue for a long time, going through the Senate. Last week I was talking to school groups in my riding and outlining the process, the very long route a bill must take before it reaches royal assent. I think we have to respect the version of the bill that we have before us because it has gone through all that scrutiny in the Senate, and you've had the witnesses at the human rights committee. I'm concerned, like my colleague Mr. Nicholson. We have started to hear rumours that the government may have reservations about this bill. In fact, hearing that gives me a sense of déjà vu with you two because of Bill C-14. It feels we are here again.
Senator Cowan, can you provide this committee with examples of where federal criminal law power is currently in statute, but may seem to be in provincial areas? I know there are examples where federal criminal law power is used extensively, and in some cases where it may seem to impinge on provincial jurisdiction, but has been accepted as constitutional.