Mr. Speaker, I have been troubled by the Bloc's position, and I am hoping my hon. colleague can help me a little.
One of the examples that Bloc members have continually used to defend the removal of the good-faith exemption is the example of Mr. Charkaoui, who quite rightly was condemned for inciting hatred against Jews in Quebec. My colleague spoke about reading the law carefully, and if he were to read the Criminal Code carefully, he would see that this type of activity is already prohibited. It was not because the religious exemption is in the law now that police were prevented from charging. It was that the police chose not to.
I am confused about why the Bloc has continually used this example, which has been shown to have nothing to do with the good-faith defence.