Good afternoon to you all.
Since the beginning of the hearings, some subjects have come up often, including consent and the power to make orders.
With respect to the power to make orders, Ms. Lawson said earlier that the Alberta Act could serve as a model. When he was asked, the commissioner replied that it worked well in Alberta and British Columbia, but that it wasn't necessary to add an order-making power for the commissioner in the federal act. And yet a number of witnesses have told us that would be important, because it would toughen up the legislation and give the person enforcing it more power.
So we're hearing two contradictory versions. Your group's version leans a bit more toward grassroots public interest. How can you help us sort this out?