It’s an important issue, Mr. Clement. As you point out, for security and safety procedures to be respected and effective, the public has to have confidence that they are properly framed and properly applied. That's why the agreement and the legislation go to some length to lay out the rules and procedures so that it is clear in the law. That's one of the first questions I remember asking my officials when they presented me with the draft legislation: do you really need all this excruciating detail in the bill? Their answer was yes, because when you lay it out and specify it according to the terms of the agreement with the United States, then you've built the fence and nailed down the parameters of conduct.
The core point is that when American officers on Canadian soil are applying the law, they have to do so—and the bill is very clear in this respect—in a manner that is consistent with all Canadian laws, including the Bill of Rights, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the Canadian Human Rights Act. All of those are applicable. That is a clear distinction to what would be applicable if you did not have pre-clearance and you were simply doing the normal customs clearance in the United States, on U.S. soil, because it's then their framework that applies as opposed to ours.