I would say a couple of things about these provisions. Number one, as you know, the definition of terrorist activities is at the Supreme Court now and being debated as to whether it's too wide or not. When you read the provisions, there is a certain ambiguity to it, a certain vagueness, that I think will create some trouble or some difficulties in proving that.
I understand that what the minister envisages is that, for instance, the mother of a young man is called in front of a judge to say what she knows about his intentions, and on the basis of that, a charge is later put. I think that is certainly one of the fears within the communities, that indeed they will be forced into things that we don't usually ask of other people in Canada. You are not obliged to speak to the police, and we trust that as being.... People do; people often do; but it's an individual case.
We've been living like this for a long time, having reached many thresholds and so on, and this changes it for only one particular community, presumably, and I think we should be concerned about that. This is a little bit the message of the social cost, not only on victims but also on the indirect victims, the people unfairly targeted and so on.
I would echo the need, if you want to continue to do prospective work...I think CBSA oversight should be part of the package deal. If the idea is to do a good job of reassuring Canadians that counterterrorism is done in the appropriate way, I think it is incumbent upon you to demand a good framework of accountability for all actors.