I totally disagree with that. There were some amendments that were made by Liberal senators that were very problematic and we could not move forward with them in 2009. They were problematic in a sense that they had basically put the legislation to the point where it was not workable for us. So we weren't going to move forward with that.
With those issues that were raised, again to move forward and clarify without taking authority away from the intent of the legislation, we worked through that and then clarified for the Liberal senator what was requested. The 30-day timeline is an example, the issue of storage facilities is an example, the issue of privacy, and all these things. We've been working through all of these for a long time.
I really do appreciate the House support and unanimous consent from the members to proceed to the Senate. However, when it got to the Senate, there were amendments that were very problematic for us. And again, in June, I reintroduced that legislation.
We've had other issues, like the global economic issue that the member is well aware of that is a priority for our government, as this is too.
I can't speak to what happened before my time. What I can speak to is that we are moving to address many of the concerns that are raised. And I think this is a good bill for Canada.