Mr. Speaker, yes, there are safeguards. We looked to the Australian model and the U.K. model. We realized that the period of detention might not necessarily meet with the favour required to pass the legislation. There are provisions that provide for a short period of detention in order to get at the information that our authorities need to prevent terrorist acts from occurring in Canada. I am confident that Bill C-17 is reasonable, temperate, and modest. I believe Canadians will understand what we are trying to do here. It is all about providing our police authorities and our investigative authorities with the additional tools they need to protect Canadians.
We do not hear much from the other side of this House about victims. We do not hear much from them about protecting the public. I believe the focus of this House of Commons needs to return to the sacred trust that is imposed on each one of us, and that is to stand up for protecting our citizens against violence, crime, and terrorism.