Fair enough.
I want to move to the subamendment I want to make. The gist of it is that I'd like us to complete our study of the Privacy Act before we initiate this particular study, as proposed by Mr. Hubbard. I think ample arguments have been made in favour of that. We're very close. This would give the clerks a chance to draft over the summer. To that effect, and this follows immediately after Mr. Van Kesteren's amendment, my subamendment reads, “but not until after the committee has finished hearing witnesses and completed its study on reforms of the Privacy Act.”
This would give us an opportunity to do both, but in an orderly fashion. We would not simply dislodge all the work we've put in place. We'd wrap it up and then we would begin this additional study. It's made in good faith. It is one I hope the opposition can agree to. It doesn't affect the scope of what you're trying to accomplish. It's non-partisan.