Excuse me for interrupting you, but would it be more accurate to say that the status quo is unacceptable? That's one angle, but departmental officials who testified yesterday, Tuesday, talked about costs in the neighbourhood of $65 million associated with this bill. As I recall, the figures quoted were in the tens of millions of dollars. They indicated that the funds would have to be found elsewhere, not actually from supplementary estimates. In essence, this bill creates additional commitments.
The status quo is unacceptable, but the bill as it is now worded will not rectify the problem. We have a similar aim, namely to rectify the situation. We cannot allow these heritage lighthouses to further deteriorate with every passing year without taking steps to allow well-meaning people like yourself to work toward preserving these structures.