Mr. Speaker, I have a question for my colleague, the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice.
What process must a bill go through in order to obtain the constitutional approval of public servants? Some would say that this process is not as clear or as effective as it should be.
How did Bill C-30 manage to get through that process and make it to the House of Commons, where we immediately saw that it was unconstitutional? How did that bill make it to this House, only to be withdrawn by the Conservatives, who then introduced Bill C-55, which is before us here today?
What was the process and why was such a process needed, when it probably cost taxpayers money since this had to go before the Supreme Court?