Mr. Speaker, I was most interested in the remarks of the member for Pictou--Antigonish--Guysborough. There are many themes throughout the speeches we have been hearing, starting with the member from the Canadian Alliance, the member from the Bloc and the member from the NDP.
One of the themes that keeps coming up is the possible fear that even if the bill is being put forward with the best of intentions of the Minister of Justice, some of the powers afforded the police or the authorities within the bill could go beyond the original planned purpose and could be exercised with a force greater than anyone would have contemplated in the Chamber, to the detriment of peaceful protesters.
It may go beyond and be used in a way to undermine what we as Canadians have always viewed as peaceful, lawful protests. Would the hon. member care to expand on the possibility of that happening with Bill C-36?