Mr. Speaker, to put judges in a position to accept doing certain things illegally?
On another note, in a split five-four decision, the Supreme Court ruled this morning that the federal government could destroy the firearms registry data. The judges are unanimous that this destruction is a political decision.
The judges in the minority felt that the federal government was deliberately trying to hurt the provinces by seeking to destroy the data. I would not be proud of that. Quebec has been clear: the data are important to public safety.
Will the Conservative government hand over the registry data to Quebec and show some open federalism—