I'm sure Mr. Obhrai was following those comments closely.
Thank you, witnesses, for coming this afternoon. I'm always concerned when the relevant department says it is consistent with CIDA goals and its objectives and consistent with the minister, and then spends the balance of the time pulling apart the bill.
In any event, you have good work to do here. Let me see if I can pick out a few of the questions. I would have liked to have read your brief prior to its submission, because it's so detailed and it was difficult to follow specific sections that you were having concerns about.
The petition system, under the proposed amendments, is eliminated, so I'm a little perplexed by your comments on the workability of the petition system. Am I missing something there?