Mr. Speaker, the parliamentary secretary is aware of the fact that in times like these the government must respond. We must look at existing legislation but we need to be careful not to overreact in the area of the charter of rights and freedoms and the values we all hold dear.
I would ask the parliamentary secretary two questions, one to do with security and one to do with international organizations.
First, there is an amendment with respect to security and the powers of our security organizations. Does this mean that until now police have been unauthorized to protect people who attend high level international meetings in Canada?
Second, why at this time do we need to extend diplomatic immunities to international organizations not established by treaty?