As I indicated to our NDP colleague, there will be something for you to see soon, if I can keep things moving along on the broader agenda of the government. I don't think I'm being unnecessarily optimistic when I say that members will recognize some of their input on this. We also have had to tie that in with part two of Justice O'Connor's report. He gave some suggestions there. He, himself, admitted that he may not be the expert on this, but he gave some suggestions. We are tying that in with an analysis of what works in other countries, and this committee did a lot of that analysis also.
This is a monumental change--one that's necessary, one that we want to see, but I'd like to have it as close to operable as possible, and, frankly, it is there in the drafting stage right now. The finishing touches are being put on it, but I'd rather have it as amenable to you as possible. Clearly, there may be some changes that this committee is going to suggest.
I'm somewhat constrained in terms of what I can say on a date, but I am concerned about this. It is a priority. We've made it our priority in the past. Our party has. Others have made it that.
One of the benefits of this type of legislation is that although there's always partisanship that goes on in a democracy, because of the nature of this type of legislation, as we've seen even around the discussion table here, partisanship becomes limited as people realize safety and security are what we're talking about here. I think that will help to expedite it, once you see it.