Madam Speaker, my friend makes some good points. As a fellow member of the justice committee he knows how concerned we are about the balancing of civil liberties with the security of Canada and Canadians.
As has been referred to earlier today, this is sort of an omnibus bill covering many different acts. I think it is important to be cognizant of the global situation, the terrorist acts that are happening on a daily basis. The further away we get from September 11 we start to think that maybe things are not so bad. That is not true. The next terrorist act could happen at any time, within our country, within the United States or with any of the western powers. To be oblivious to what is happening throughout the world is, in essence, the reason we have to move quickly on this act.
As I said in my speech, civil liberties, the rights of individuals, is very important but there has to be a balance and e are trying to effect that balance now.