Justice committee  It's not my place to give my personal opinion. Sorry.

Justice committee  I think I understand your question.

Justice committee  It's not for me to say. There are diverse views on these issues. Minister Lametti has expressed his views on the charter and its relationship to cases where mental illness is the sole medical condition. Some of the committee members have spoken to the letter from the law professo

Justice committee  I get the tension. I understand the seriousness with which you as parliamentarians are considering this issue. I think we're well aware of the concerns that have been expressed by stakeholders—

Justice committee  I would say that those risks are being addressed currently and have been over the last two years in terms of the work that the federal government has been doing with the provinces and territories.

Justice committee  No. The only other thing I would remind the committee of—and I know the committee is seized of this—is that a charter statement will be provided in a very short time—very soon, as the minister has said—and that will provide additional information on the charter considerations aro

Justice committee  I might ask our colleagues at Health Canada to answer that. Thank you.

Justice committee  I don't know what you mean by “stood by”, but certainly that is the charter statement that explains the impacts and the charter considerations relevant to the bill as it was when it was introduced.

Justice committee  Yes, that is the statement.

Justice committee  Yes.

Justice committee  The law has changed since...?

Justice committee  Certainly, the legislation before you today is different from the legislation that was the basis of the charter statement for Bill C-7. Certainly, the charter statement for Bill C-7 doesn't speak to the mental illness exclusion that was enacted by the Senate.

Justice committee  Yes.

Justice committee  It discusses what was in the bill as the bill was introduced. It discusses the effects of that legislation vis-à-vis the charter rights of individuals in Canada under section 7 and section 15, I think, specifically. It's speaking to the absence of eligibility for mental illness i

Justice committee  I think the minister said that he appreciates that there are risks. I think the charter statement in Bill C-7 reflects that. I think he also said that a period of time was needed to work through those risks. He spoke to the work that's being done with the provinces and territor