Mr. Speaker, what we have to say to Canadians is that we have a bill in front of the House, Bill C-2, that has a very important provision called lawful access, which would ensure that crimes such as extortion are dealt with in an efficient and speedy manner. This is what law enforcement across Canada, from Abbotsford to every part of the country I have visited over the last six months, has been asking for. It is a component of the bill that is so essential.
However, the party opposite has continuously refused to bring forward and accept lawful access as a very basic principle of Canadian criminal law.