Mr. Speaker, the hon. member could perhaps speak about one of the weaknesses of this legislation.
A private conversation can be intercepted only in emergency situations. Yet, according to the law, this state of emergency can last for a period of three years, which seems to me like an extremely long time to respond to an emergency. In theory, we would hope that, in the weeks following the interception of these communications, the police would ask a judge to make that interception legal.
Why can this operation continue for three years?