I understand the honourable member's concern about public money, about possible overlapping. I assure you that we would not overlap and repeat what the provinces are doing or what we do in PIPEDA. But may I remind you that we're in a bit of an unusual situation here. Usually, when draft legislation or issues for legislation go forward, they go forward from a government department that has done that kind of costing and is set up to do that kind of costing with Treasury Board. Here, we are looking at something that is a suggestion of an agent of Parliament who does not have the costing function of Treasury Board, although we could provide you with that information.
What I'm saying is, if you think the principle is a valid principle, I would urge you to include it and then leave to Treasury Board, in the second time, the possibility and the discretion to say whether or not the public purse at this time can move forward to allocate those resources. Don't shut the door on the principle, but simply leave it to Treasury Board and to the Treasury Board Secretariat to decide whether or not that particular item should be funded.
That would be my suggestion, honourable member.