Are you sure? Okay.
Thank you, Minister, for coming here.
I was a bit surprised and a bit disappointed to hear Mr. Brock categorize this legislation as something that restricts free speech and that minimizes its importance. This is legislation that comes forward after a shocking rise in anti-Semitism in Canada over the last two years that has led many in the Jewish community to feel very unsafe in the country. Last year, at my request, this committee did a study, and Mr. Brock was there at the time.
Mr. Fortin was there as well.
It was called “Heightened Antisemitism in Canada and How to Confront It”. It came forward with many recommendations, some of which are included in the bill. For example, Minister, are you aware of the study on anti-Semitism that the justice committee did last year?