What the Barreau would like to see, ideally, if the choice made by Parliament does not reflect what it sees as the ideal solution, would be for the lawyer—first of all, it would have to be a lawyer—to actually be counsel for the person named in the security certificate.
Of course, if another choice were to be made, the person called on to defend, as opposed to represent, the interests of the named person, would have to be in a position to do that mutatis mutandis, with the same rigour and commitment in terms of protecting that person's interests. Is it possible to create such a beast? We certainly hope so, if that is the choice made by the Canadian Parliament.