Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank our colleague from the Conservative party for his speech and the support he demonstrated for the motion that our party introduced yesterday. I know as well that he is a very distinguished member of the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. I know that he works very meticulously on issues related to public security, public protection, and more generally, all justice issues.
My question is as follows. Since it is very rare to have unanimity in this House—especially when the proposal comes from a member of the opposition and not a member of the governing party—does he think that it is necessary to speed up the process? Once this motion is passed, once the government brings in its bill by next May 31, would he agree to speed up the process, while still studying the bill in depth of course?
The result would be that, by the end of the year, the bill to reverse the burden of proof would be enshrined in Canada's statutes.