Yes; I received a copy of the proposed amendments after the witnesses were heard. It does not seem that the advice about excluding level 2 micro-organisms has been taken into consideration. You have reduced the fine from $250,000 to $50,000. Thank you very much, that is a great relief. It means that, the first time a student in my laboratory commits an offence, or I do, we have $200,000 less to pay.
Something else continues to bother me. As Marc mentioned, 95% of the people in Canada are working with level 2 micro-organisms that pose no danger to health. But the words that frequently come up are penalty, offence, contravention. Microbiology researchers and students are being treated like potential criminals. I have a problem with that. I do not think that we should be treated like criminals. We are working to understand infectious diseases better, so that we can diagnose and treat them. I see no reason why we should be treated like potential criminals. That is the problem.