Mr. Chair, there are two reasons to disagree with these statements. I'll explain why they aren't relevant.
First, the technical briefing in question was held in camera while our meeting here is public. These are two entirely different things.
Second, the technical briefing was held in the evening of the day the bill was tabled. The bill was 179 pages long and contained 238 clauses. After a few days of study, we have a very different perspective of this bill than what we had after only a few hours of study during the technical briefing.
The briefing was useful and welcome. I know that the officials were very professional, but we cannot compare the two. What we have here is a public, recorded meeting with a transcript of our discussions. A number of problematic aspects of this bill that might have been discussed during the technical briefing can now also be made public.
So these are two entirely different things.