Thank you, Mr. Chair.
We heard it right there. We asked for unanimous consent to try to move forward this very common-sense bill on brain injuries, and the Liberals said no to that. We tried to do this. Their position has become very clear in their very first amendment, which is completely watering down the bill and changing a “must” to a “may”, which means they could decide to not promote the implementation of preventive measures to reduce the risk of brain injuries because they're not required to do so, and that means every single one of the strategy listings, which are quite extensive and quite reasonable.
We heard from many stakeholders that they wanted to see this bill passed unamended. We've heard it from Canadians. I've had countless emails from Canadians asking me to pass this bill unamended, yet here we have the Liberal government trying to water down this bill, allowing them to cherry-pick which items they will and won't adhere to in this bill. I think it is absolutely shameful.
I would urge all of my colleagues to vote against this amendment. This is going to make this bill less effective for Canadians. This is going to make this bill less useful for people who are survivors of brain injuries. It is going to make it less useful in reducing the risks of brain injuries in general.
I will leave it at that.