Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister, after these years, should know the correct facts. That is not correct. We do not have an international obligation until Parliament adopts this legislation and legislation is passed through Parliament.
A former chair of the Privy Council, someone whom the government I believe holds in high esteem, said “99.9% of all treaties are not ratified until the implementing legislation has passed”.
Will the government follow the advice of former Deputy Prime Minister Herb Gray?