Thank you, Mr. Minister.
On Monday we also heard from eminent national security expert Paul Copeland. He has served with distinction as a special advocate in security certificate cases. He had a lengthy resumé, which he provided to this committee. Here's what Mr. Copeland said:
...I have not seen, in any of the material I've read, any valid justification advanced for this drastic change in the Canadian legal process.
Mr. Minister, everyone supports giving police the tools they need to keep Canadians safe, but our problem with the bill is that so far we've seen no concrete evidence put forward that the lack of these extraordinary powers has hindered police to the extent that Canadians are put at risk.
Mr. Minister, do you have any concrete, specific examples of cases in which police investigations have been foiled because of the lack of these powers?