Mr. Speaker, this goes back to previous comments and to questions answered by my colleagues in the House. There is always that balance between charter rights and the willingness or the desire to crack down on criminals. There is a balance to be struck. Certainly that reverse onus is something worth looking at.
However, the truth is that organized crime has the resources. The government brags about the money it is putting in, but there are some prosecutions that have been going on in the country against organized crime by the Government of Canada where the cost is in excess of $10 million. The money being put in is a drop in the bucket. Not to discount the fact that $200 million over five years is a lot of money, but in comparison to the proceeds of crime, which are reaching into the billions, the point has to be made that we have to fight back with the resources we have and often that means money to fight crime. Bringing in legislation that is tough yet honours the charter is the challenge for the government. We are hoping the bill will do that given some of the amendments we will put forward from this side of the House.