@MADJO,

That would be because Canada has already agreed and signed on to implement similar legislation. It's not a question of whether or not we're going to pursue this, it's a matter of when we're going to implement it.

I imagine that the Minister Prentice is under a tremendous amount of pressure to, on the one hand, produce this legislation; and, on the other hand, to fight it tooth and nail. The former will make him a villain in the eyes of the press and a large segment of the Canadian population; the latter can and will seriously affect the strained relations between Canada and the US.

Minister Prentice is in a very awkward and nerve-wracking position, and I do not envy him; but I do expect him to do his job. If he attempts to push through the law in its current form, I will fight it as hard as I can; if he flips and brings something entirely new to the table, I will examine it with great interest (and pay close attention to our international relations); if he compromises and creates reasonable legislation which fulfills our obligations and allows us room to improve our laws while setting a positive example, I will praise him for representing the part of Canada that makes me most proud; if he continues to stay silent and ignore the anxiousness that this issue generates, I will damn him as strongly as I am able.

It's not as simple as him just choosing not to support the law, though.