Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for joining us. I am pleased to see this bill come to committee. I had the opportunity to speak to it at second reading.
As you are aware, the Federal Accountability Act was brought in back in 2006-07 by a Conservative government, following the Liberal sponsorship scandal. Over time, we have obviously seen that the protections that were provided in that act are not adequate. It's always good to review legislation with a view to improving upon it. I believe that is probably what motivated this committee to undertake a study back in 2017 and come forward with a number of recommendations to update whistle-blower protections. I know there were a number of these recommendations put forward. I think there were 15.
I'm wondering if you could highlight for the committee, and potentially those who are listening in, which recommendations you used as part of this piece of legislation.