I will simply conclude by saying that Mr. Lee's amendment is clearly not on the fly. And nothing Mr. Hoover has said—I mean, he's here to provide advice to this committee and to answer questions--would lead me to conclude that the Justice officials believe Mr. Lee's amendment was on the fly.
I understood Mr. Hoover to say that given that Justice has not been able to consult with the stakeholders, he is not in a position to say whether this would be agreeable or create any difficulties to the stakeholders—the provinces—in the prosecution of dangerous offender applications. That's number one.
Second, Mr. Hoover also stated that the objective Mr. Lee is attempting to achieve would be better achieved under subsection 754(1), which is already captured in Bill C-2 under clause 48. But at the same time, he also said that given that there has been no consultation—