Mr. Speaker, I do believe there are checks and balances.
The government is looking at the importance of lawful access and sees the benefits, in terms of protecting the national interest and national security around things like terrorism. It also deals with child exploitation, sexual exploitation and issues like extortion. All of these are critically important public issues.
It also provides the checks that are necessary to provide assurances that Canadians' privacy is also protected. It is on both sides. The critical thing for me is looking at it from the point of view that we have now been waiting for just under a year. There has been a lot of debate about lawful access.
Could the member share her own personal opinion as to why it is important? Maybe we could have a further discussion at the committee stage to make sure that it is done properly.