Thank you.
I'm also not going to speculate on Mr. Dufresne's motivations for putting forward this recommendation. I will underline that part of my job at the Department of Justice is to ensure that the laws that are introduced comply with the charter. That's core to my job.
Going back to what Ms. DeBellefeuille said, the objective of this bill is to provide greater lawful access, so yes, I do have an interest in this because that's what the objective of the bill is.
There is a public outcry in this country about public safety and the crimes on the street that we're seeing. What we're hearing is that police today don't have the tools to properly do the job. I know that statistics were provided to this committee from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection in relation to how many cases get cleared, and I think they reflect how difficult it is to investigate crimes.