Thank you so much, Mr. Chair.
I'm sure that after my exciting explanation of G-12, you will have more subscribers on CPAC than ever before.
I wasn't sure it had been moved yet, because I thought we ended with the vote on G-11, but I'll both speak to Ms. Vignola's amendment and explain why G-12 is as it is.
First of all, I do appreciate the arguments Mrs. Vignola raised yesterday. The reason I voted with her against amendment G‑11 is that there's nothing binding on the Governor in Council, so we never know when the bill will come into effect.
With G-12, we have certainty. It says that it comes into effect two years after the deed of royal assent. Regardless of what happens, we know when it comes into effect. The reason for the original proposal of two years versus the six months was the amount of time it was estimated would be needed to develop the regulations, to put the policy into effect and to train people.
I'd like to pose a question to the officials on whether two years is a legitimate time and whether six months is a legitimate time, and whether they have comments about how long they believe it will take before the law can be properly put into effect.
If it's okay, Mr. Chair, that's a question for the officials.