I think we've approached some of the very tender subjects, some of the most important parts of the legislation that the anti-terrorism committee looked at, even though they weren't necessarily part of the act, as Mr. Cullen indicated.
I have had some people approach me, average Canadians, who believe that Bill C-3 is being very generous to people who are foreign nationals. They have the right to expect to be treated in accordance with Canadian law, but they also have the right to leave the country if they feel they're ill done by. That's the so-called three-sided jail.
One of the other issues that surrounds us in these times of great need in our country, which we hear both in this place and out in the communities, is the cost of doing business in governance. One of the issues that was brought up, and it's not to demean the process but to actually bring some light to the process to the average person on the street who listens to the esoteric arguments and some of the discussions that go on here, is have we costed it out?
One of the important things that we see in our judicial system is the cost of doing business and the cost of providing legal representation. Have we costed out some of the provisions that are being suggested? In other words, how much more is this going to cost the Canadian taxpayer? I guess what I'm trying to say is that good lawyers don't come cheap.