In any case, what is absolutely clear at this time, Mr. Ménard, is that the term “défenseur” is, at the very least, misleading as regards the current wording of the Bill. Furthermore, the only thing that is special about that advocate is probably the fact that he does not fit the role traditionally and culturally assigned to a lawyer, as reflected in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, where it talks about the right to retain and instruct counsel.
So, we're talking about the right to retain the services of counsel, and not about some special, ethereal being created for the purposes of this legislation, who does not have all the necessary attributes to fully and properly represent an individual described as being a threat to national security.