Mr. Speaker, I too commend the member for his speech and the detailed analysis of this decision. He said it was premature at this time.
Until the court of appeal rules on this decision there is no protection in British Columbia. We have already seen a provincial court decision where it has followed Justice Shaw who said we are bound to. It is absolutely true that they are. The provincial courts in British Columbia are bound to follow this decision.
There is a five year limitation. Under the notwithstanding section in the charter we could put our own limitation period on it.
I would like to ask the member if he believes that as an interim measure, until the court of appeal has ruled, we could offer protection for British Columbians today by putting in a one year or a two year limitation period or whatever we think will be necessary until this has gone through the court of appeal. As we have seen the past, the court of appeal can drag on for months and into years depending on how many interveners and how many delays there are.
Does the member not support using the notwithstanding clause now as an interim measure to give British Columbia the protection it needs until we see where the court of appeal is and then we can readdress it at that time if we need to?