Mr. Speaker, the difficulty we have with the charter is the many rulings within it in the courtrooms. We only have to look at child pornography to see that.
The reason it is necessary to have a notwithstanding clause in there is because what has been put into the generalized charter of rights and freedoms has been misinterpreted by the judiciary. Most court cases today are brought on by lawyers on behalf of clients who want to interpret this and are moving in that direction. The notwithstanding clause is an absolute necessity.
As far as the charter of rights and freedoms is concerned, I do not have a problem with it other than the misinterpretation by the judiciary, which is where the major flaw has existed over the last 12 years. It has become a fad in the courtroom to go after it and amend it.