Mr. Speaker, no doubt unwittingly, the member has just done us all a service. If there was any lingering doubt in anyone's mind that this is simply a political ploy, he has removed all doubt. There is nothing in the bill about any of the things he has just mentioned.
It also shows that, like the minister, he has not even read it, which is also bringing us straight back to what is actually driving this, the Prime Minister's Office and the Conservatives' politics for the next election.
We are going to stand up on a question of principle. We know that it is possible and it is indeed primordial for any government to defend both our security and our rights.
I very much regret that someone who believes he once enforced the law does not understand the importance of protecting Canadians' rights.