Canada's police forces, including the Canadian Police Association and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, had expressed concerns that the legislation would lapse, leave ongoing investigations in peril, and in fact be a deterrent to beginning investigations at all.
Les services policiers du Canada, y compris l'Association canadienne des policiers et l'Association canadienne des chefs de police, avaient dit craindre que le projet de loi n'expire, ne mette en péril les enquêtes en cours et, en fait, ne dissuade la police de lancer des enquêtes.