//www.ourcommons.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/1265RalphGoodaleHon.Ralph-GoodaleRegina—WascanaLiberal CaucusSaskatchewan//www.ourcommons.ca/Content/Parliamentarians/Images/OfficialMPPhotos/42/GoodaleRalph_Lib.jpgGovernment OrdersNational Security Act, 2017 [Report stage]InterventionHon. Ralph Goodale: (1815)[English]Mr. Speaker, the hon. member began his question by wondering why, in a bill on national security, we would talk about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.As I mentioned in my remarks, our objective through this whole process has been twofold: one, keep Canadians safe; two, safeguard their rights and freedoms. We need to protect national security, and we need to do so in a manner that is consistent with the charter.I do not know if the hon. member sees a contradiction there, but quite frankly we do not. We think there is no contradiction in doing the right thing to keep Canadians safe, and also the right thing to safeguard Canadian rights, freedoms, and privacy. If the member sees that those two things are unalterably opposed to each other and that we have to choose either security or rights, then Canadians will be put in an invidious position. Our determination is to achieve both together, and that is consistent with what we heard from Canadians in the last election. They said that they did not trust the Conservatives with their rights, and they did not trust the NDP with their safety. Canadians wanted both at the same time, and this legislation delivers both at the same time.C-59, An Act respecting national security mattersCanadians in foreign countriesCriminal prosecutionsExtremismGovernment billsNational securityReport stageTerrorism and terroristsGlenMotzMedicine Hat—Cardston—WarnerLindaDuncanEdmonton StrathconaINTERVENTIONParliament and SessionOrder of BusinessDiscussed TopicProcedural TermPerson SpeakingProvince / TerritoryCaucusSearchResults per pageOrder byTarget search languageSide by SideMaximum returned rowsPagePUBLICATION TYPE