It relates to this subject and Ms. May's point, Chair. The Canadian Bar Association in its brief—and I'd be asking this question of officials in their brief—made the following observation with respect to the terrorist offences in general provision:
Even a private academic conversation where a person voices support for an insurgent group could be caught. Such a broad limitation on free speech could be found unconstitutional. Even if charges are never brought in inappropriate situations, the result could be a significant chill on free speech....
The officials here who deal with or wrote this legislation, what are you thoughts on this matter?
The Canadian Bar Association, in a number of their points, raised a lot of concerns, as well as Professors Roach and Forcese and a number of others.
Are they all wrong?