Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for raising those two very legitimate points. I am aware that there is work under way to look at money laundering and the aspects of money laundering. I am aware that there is great interest on the part of the federal government to have a holistic approach to attacking organized crime. I would only put forward that what has been proposed by the Bloc Québécois today is in fact a way of financing that activity.
The hon. member did ask me specifically about the process and perhaps how far it would reach. Let me use as an example the way we wrestle with that in Manitoba. It is up to the chief of police, including the commanding officer of the RCMP, to make application to the Court of Queen's Bench for orders to seize or forfeit and confiscate property. I doubt they would be looking at charitable institutions which may have inadvertently become the repository for proceeds from crime.
I would like to think, seeing as we folded the judiciary into this, that a Court of Queen's Bench has to issue the order. I suppose there would be some analysis of the type of application made and some judicial wisdom shown there.