Procedure is procedure, but intent is intent, right? This is the bill. This is the form in which it passed through the House. We had unanimous support. I'm really concerned that if we start to open this up, it will really take away from what Mr. Nicholson and Mr. Oliphant worked very hard on together. It's not a partisan issue here. We heard from the witnesses on how really enthusiastic they were to get through this entire process.
By doing this, I think my colleague, maybe inadvertently, is changing the entire purpose of what our two colleagues want to bring forward. We can talk procedure, and we can go back and forth on procedure, but when we're here in front of the committee, we should honour the intent of our colleagues who brought this forward and also honour the intent of our colleagues in the House of Commons who unanimously voted on this bill.
I really think we should pay attention to what the clerk said here, because we are masters of our own destiny. I think it would be prudent for us to respect what our colleagues said.