Thank you, Madam Chair.
By removing risk 2, it basically prevents the government from knowing which labs possess certain risk group 2 pathogens. It hinders the government's ability to trace the agents. The amendments that would like to take this out will basically gut a really important part of the intention of the bill.
I think it's very important that we keep the level 2 in. If an amendment brought forward in the future talks about an advisory committee, I think that would handle the concerns.