Mr. Speaker, I am grateful to the hon. member for his expression of good wishes at this time of the year and I reciprocate them.
I have to respond very quickly to his suggestion about trial balloons. The chair of the justice committee is speaking for himself. The chair of that committee is one voice among that
very disparate group. The chair is perfectly entitled to express his own perspective on issues of the day.
For my own part I have already responded to that suggestion. I do not happen to agree with him, but I think the justice committee is just the place where that kind of discussion should occur. I am sure the justice committee is going to have all manner of controversial matters to deal with in the years to come and I look forward to that kind of discussion.