I would agree with you. No one is doubting that we want to catch bad people, like terrorists, and—as in my prior life—catch people who abuse kids. There's no doubt about it.
You also hit the nail on the head. Not only has this been rushed, but the communications from the government have been awful, if I'm going to be candid about this. The minister would not declare whether he would be open to an amendment on encryption, which is something that you highlighted. I don't know why we're using cute phrases like “encryption-neutral”. We don't know any of that.
Amendments have to be in tomorrow, yet we're hearing from officials on Thursday. We've had one hour from officials. From your standpoint, can you see why it would be prudent to actually study this bill further?
