Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm generally in agreement with the point that Nathan Cullen has made about improvements to the Investment Canada Act, although there's a lot more to be desired in clarifying our approach to investments.
In this case, my amendment is inspired by testimony the committee received from the Canadian Bar Association that what we see here, in terms of disclosures, could potentially be a disincentive for foreign investment. In other words, the Canadian Bar Association made the point that it is possible to make these additional disclosures about the extent to which national security reviews are occurring, as well as outcomes of these reviews, without giving rise to security concerns and making sure the disclosure does not prejudice parties who are dealing with potentially confidential or commercially sensitive information.
That's the purpose, as brief as I can be, Mr. Chair, because this is a slightly longer amendment than the ones I presented earlier this afternoon and evening, but the intention here is to deliver on the good advice received from the Canadian Bar Association to ensure that the wording of the disclosure provisions reassures foreign investors and Canadian businesses that commercially sensitive information will remain confidential.