Thank you.
Hello to you, Minister, and to your officials. Thank you for being here today to talk with us about this important legislation.
I noticed in some news coverage of the Prime Minister today that he made some remarks at a public forum. He was speaking about the border between the United States and Canada. He said we share security needs and security threats. This is the world we live in today.
I am mindful of your statement that this is added protection and a balanced approach. I know we have in fact increased front-line border services officers by 26%. This is just one aspect of what we're trying to do to keep Canadians safe.
I'm a British Columbia member of Parliament, and of course there has been a lot of attention on the Air India case. In June 2004, there was a reference made with respect to that prosecution to the Supreme Court of Canada. At that time, the court upheld the constitutionality of investigative hearings. Does it give you a certain comfort with regard to this legislation that the Supreme Court of Canada has already found investigative hearings to be constitutional?