Mr. Speaker, we have heard this song before: “Trust us that the invocation of the Emergencies Act declaration is charter-compliant. Just trust us.” The then minister of justice, David Lametti, told Justice Rouleau that he could not give him his legal opinion, but just to trust him that it was charter-compliant. We all know now that it was not.
Now we are hearing the same song and dance from the Liberal Party: “Trust us, religious groups. Trust us, Canadians. Your charter rights are still protected.”
The question is very simple: Why should Canadians believe you now?