Madam Speaker, the quote from the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which I have in my hands, says:
Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:
(a) freedom of conscience and religion;
(b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;
(c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and
(d) freedom of association.
The democratic rights section says:
Every citizen of Canada has the right to vote in an election of members of the House of Commons...to be qualified for membership therein.
It says:
Every citizen of Canada has the right to enter, remain in and leave Canada....Rights to move and gain livelihood.
The section on legal rights says:
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice....the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure....Everyone has the right not to be arbitrarily detained or imprisoned.
Upon arrest or detention, it says everyone has the right:
—to be informed promptly of the reasons therefor;
...to retain and instruct counsel without delay...and to have the validity of the detention determined by way of habeas corpus...
Could my hon. colleague comment on how important he thinks those rights are and whether he thinks the current government's position, particularly with respect to the G20 situation this summer, is in keeping with those noble principles?