I am pleased to respond again to this question because I feel like I'm being asked again. I heard those comments and I shared them during a number of interviews. When we were in Montreal, representatives of the anglophone community also said that they liked the old program. That's why I wrote, on page 18 of my report, that groups wanted a similar program. In it, I mentioned that there were other solutions than simply restoring the old program, which was not part of the action plan but rather an additional tool used in some circumstances.
Mr. Chair, I want to add to this. We must understand that the former Court Challenges Program is the only way to have access to the courts to defend one's rights. It is possible to defend one's rights without that program. We must distinguish between the two.
I understand that some groups clearly indicated that this program was an important tool to help them defend their rights before the courts.