There was quite some disagreement over this in terms of the discussion. In particular, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence argued strenuously at the time, as he is wont to do every so often, that by deleting clause 28 in its entirety, we would be taking rights away from the accused.
Le secrétaire parlementaire du ministre de la Défense nationale, en particulier, a vigoureusement soutenu, comme il lui arrive de le faire de temps en temps, qu'en supprimant l'article 28 dans sa totalité, nous retirions des droits à l'accusé.