Yes. My office spoke to Mr. Cuming on a couple of occasions.
I think that for this bill that was drafted and that's in front of you, Bill C-280, the first and foremost thing that people have to understand—I think we have a witness here who is going to be able to explain it, if you have those questions, a lot better than I can—is that, under their constitution, the U.S. is set up differently than Canada is. I think that's what Mr. Cuming was referring to: how legislation like this would work in Canada.
That's why we worked with Fred Webber and others to make sure this legislation respects provincial jurisdiction first and foremost. This was written respecting how Canada's Constitution and Canada's law in only federal jurisdiction.... Again, we did consult with him on that.