Congratulations on your bill, Mr. Ménard. You are appearing before the committee, and I see that you have the support of the Barreau du Québec, the Conseil de presse, the Fédération nationale des communications and the Fédération professionnelle des journalistes. You have shown how important this bill is in terms of freedom, democracy and the balance of power.
If I may, I would like to deal with two questions at the outset. I would first of all like to know what inspired your definition of the word “journalist”, and to have you talk to us about the main elements of that, if you could explain how this definition is clearly set out and how it could prevent any excess. Afterwards, you could perhaps deal with the issue that no doubt represents the second most important component of your bill, that is the conditions under which a search warrant can be issued. I am referring here, of course, to the access to premises where sources might be found, where the media are located.