Mr. Speaker, it is because that section is not relevant to this exercise.
Two sections in the code speak of orders in council. One has to do with the general power on the part of government to prohibit. That order in council need not be placed before the House. The second and different kind of order in council deals with such matters as regulation, fees, businesses selling firearms. Those orders in council must be placed before the House.
We have distinguished between the two. We are confident of the validity of the steps we have taken. We feel in good faith the judgment at first instance in Alberta was wrong. We will pursue the appeal with every confidence that we shall win it.