Madam Speaker, I think the government is on the horns of dilemma here. The dilemma is the ancient story of what came first, the chicken or the egg? In this case it is what came first, the people or the law?
It seems to me that in our democracy the people came first and they made the law. That means the people whom we represent in this House are the ones who decide whether or not the law is being applied correctly and whether it is a law that is just. That is where the real problem lies in this debate. The members across the way have not settled that dilemma.
I ask the member which came first, the people or the law?