I recognize your point, Monsieur Sauvageau, and I think it's a very logical one. However, speaking to whistle-blowers, I think you'll get a different response. That is because they have the experience of going through it.
If we pass a law that is inadequate, then we potentially give the false impression that people are protected. That is one point.
Secondly, we have the opportunity to do it right. I think we should. We have to remember that this is a country that has a common law background, and that public servants enjoy rights through their common law rights as well. We should not make exclusive defective rights contained in a defective bill.
I want to add one last point, and that is I think there is the will among the politicians to do the right thing but I'm not so sure that the drafters—and that is the lawyers at Treasury Board and at the justice department—are reflecting that spirit. That comes through my ten years of experience with this. I'm not trying to disparage anybody, but I think we have to be aware of that potential.