Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'm an optimistic man, so I still have hope. You can fail to get an amendment passed four times, which is deplorable, but you can succeed the fifth time.
This time, we're talking about expropriation notices sent out by email. Bill C‑15 will allow the Alto arm of the Liberal government to send expropriation notices to people by email.
I'll just put things in perspective. It's 2026, and people don't always communicate by registered mail or telegrams anymore. We understand that some people want to be contacted by email. We also understand that the means of communication used to send notices of expropriation are set out in the act. We understand that this aspect of the act needs to be modernized, and we're not opposed to that, except that, as the bill is currently worded, Alto is allowed to use email as the default means of communication.
We know that people are afraid of fraud these days. They sometimes wonder if the emails they receive from their bank are authentic or fraudulent. The government and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, among others, are currently conducting fraudulent email awareness campaigns. Some people don't feel they can trust emails, even those that are official communications. However, as it is currently worded, the bill gives Alto the right to communicate with people by email.
When the CEO of Alto, Mr. Imbleau, appeared before the committee, he told us that, if someone preferred to be contacted by registered mail, say, it could take a few more days, but his company would do it, because they want people to feel comfortable.
That's why I drafted an amendment that is consistent with what Mr. Imbleau asked for. If we were to name this amendment, we would name it after the CEO. It simply states that, when a notice is so important and life-changing, it must be sent via traditional and verifiable methods, such as registered mail, by default. If a person wants to be contacted by email, they may request that, and the default means of communication would then be changed. That would give Alto all the freedom it needs to do exactly what its CEO told us he would do.
I can't even imagine this amendment not being passed unanimously. This is what the CEO of Alto asked us to do.