If I do say so myself, what changed was there was an election and with the election the appointment of a new solicitor general, the hon. member for Windsor West. Very shortly after becoming Solicitor General of Canada, among the various other initiatives that he came up with, the solicitor general recognized the merit and the need for a legislated witness protection program which would be offered nationally.
Très peu de temps après, parmi les diverses autres initiatives qu'il a prises, le solliciteur général du Canada a reconnu le mérite et la nécessité d'un programme législatif de protection des témoins qui serait offert dans tout le pays.