Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his very relevant question, because there is indeed a risk.
If this bill passes and I am still a criminal defence lawyer, I will certainly challenge its constitutionality from day one. It will be challenged on the grounds that it contradicts the fundamental freedoms enshrined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
If this bill is rushed through, we will not have the opportunity to discuss it. Changes can certainly be made, but if we rush things, we run the risk of winding up with less robust legislation that will be ripped apart by the first judge to take a closer look at this situation.