Mr. Chairman, I thank the hon. member for his comments. Perhaps it shows the value of the ever vigilant activity of members of Parliament. In our opening remarks we did beg the indulgence of the House. This legislation was drafted in a two and a half week period which, if you know the system around here, is pretty fast.
We wanted to take into account all particular references to the charter. The hon. member's examination last week was tough in that regard. Then we asked for a full review again this weekend by justice officials who went over with a fine tooth comb all particular ways in which the term apply, and that is when we came out with the proposed amendment under section 11(2). It was to make sure the courts would be the interpreter, not the minister.
I give the House my assurance that in our best judgment, based on the tertiary review that took place this weekend, that was the only question. Even at that, it was just that we did not want to leave any question. We wanted to make sure it was airtight in terms of its relevance to the charter.
(Clause 21 agreed to)
(On clause 22)