Mr. Speaker, my question relates to litigation directive number 14, which I, again, have heard a lot of misinformation about, claiming that somehow the directive would preclude counsel for the Government of Canada from making every argument necessary to defend property rights.
My understanding is that all the directive does is, if I can find the right words, require “a principled basis and evidence to support the defence.”
Could my hon. colleague tell me of any instance where the Government of Canada should advance an argument that does not meet that criteria?