Mr. Speaker, enlightening members of the opposition is always a delightful experience. I hope to be able to do that.
When we talk about Bre-X in 1996 and the debate today is dealing with organized crime, are we assuming that Bre-X was an organized crime organization? I am not sure that it was. In fact, the tragedy of the senior geologist jumping out of the helicopter probably addresses some of those issues.
When we talk about a dynamic response, the fact is that criminals are always on the creative edge of things. There is no doubt that those of us who obey and respect the law always seem to be catching up and trying to respond. It is very much reactive in a way that is going to try to pre-empt those. For us, the long list of government responses I believe is a very credible record over the past number of years.
The member makes reference to Saddam Hussein. I would think that much of the proposed legislation indeed would encompass organized crime for terrorist crimes.
I have been actively involved in the police services board. Indeed, my record includes establishing community groups such as 911 groups, block parents, crime stoppers and those types of things. I am very keenly aware of what it is that communities must do.
The fact that those messages have been translated, sent and received by the other orders of government, provincial, territorial and of course federal, means that when we talk about the dynamic there is always something that needs to be done. This legislation is a very solid case of something that all members of all parties can support. I very much appreciate the member's question. I hope I have enlightened him.