With all due respect, Mr. Chair, first of all, it's not up to me, as a civil servant, to table amendments to any bill. I did not bring up any amendments to the bill the last time I was here because that is not my place. I cannot table amendments to the bill. I can explain amendments to the bill that have been tabled by the government of the day.
You said that if I don't want to respond to the question proposed by Mr. McCallum, I could answer your question. I believe I did respond to Mr. McCallum's question. So it's not a question of whether I want to or don't want to answer that question.