I'm very surprised. That is the first time I've been told that I am not allowed to have as long a preamble as I wish. I will nevertheless continue and introduce my subject, so to speak.
You told us that coming after the sponsorship scandal, Bill C-2 perhaps went a little bit too far in the other direction. I would like you to tell us what aspect of Bill C-2 symbolizes this pendulum.
There are also some implications of the bill that should be weighed and we do not have the time to do so. I do not know whether I am allowed to say that we do not have much time to weigh the implications of the bill. Some members of the public service are in fact paralyzed as perhaps are some senior officials who would hesitate to meet with a lobbyist or who would hold informal rather than official meetings, so that they would not be required to provide information.
I would like to hear what you have to say about this, so that Bill C-2 is not just a bill that plays on public perception, but one that introduces a number of new procedures that would really restore public confidence and establish a new culture within government.