Sean Fraser: “Importantly to me, I’m also going to be reviewing the witness testimony upon which those recommendations were based.”

My decision does not decide guilt or innocence, as that will rest with the courts.

I’m not entertaining splitting this bill at this point in time, because I believe the impact of that decision would be felt not by politicians on Parliament Hill, but by victims of crime in communities.

When the police are asking for it in the news, when judges are declaring the need for relief from the bench, it’s incumbent, in my view, upon parliament to take action, and to take action today.

I don’t necessarily view safety and free speech to be at odds with one another.