Madam Speaker, I congratulate the member for Sarnia—Lambton on her re-election to the chamber, and she raises an important point. Fundamental freedoms have been at issue, in terms of COVID and the response to the COVID pandemic, but when we are talking about charter rights and mobility rights, it needs to be crystal clear that people have the right of entry and exit from the country, and the right to re-enter. Even the most recent restrictions we have put on people who have been travelling to places or countries that have an omicron epidemic in their localities do not restrict the return of Canadians into this country. That is the first point.
The second point is understanding that all charter rights are subject to what is called the saving clause, under section 1, where reasonable limitations can be put on charter rights if they are reasonably prescribed and deemed a reasonable limit that is commensurate with a free and democratic society. The pandemic we are living through is an emergency of a type not seen in 100 years. It has required extensive measures and sometimes extensive limitations in order to keep people safe. That is something I am sure the member for Sarnia—Lambton and I would agree on, and it is the fundamental—