Mr. Chair, it's a rarity that we get a bill or a piece of legislation for which we all can come to an agreement that it will benefit so many Canadians. What we have before us is a bill that deals with those who are head injured and who are struggling. We heard great testimony when Mr. MacGregor and the witness came forward to defend the bill.
I see these amendments and while I appreciate the work that goes into these, it is not my first rodeo. I see these amendments only as a source to water down a piece of legislation that is good. I find that committees always seem to try to perfect legislation and what have you. That attempt for perfection seems to always water down pieces of good legislation. I would love to see us move to adopt this piece of legislation without amendments, but of course, I would defer to Mr. MacGregor.
I can simply go through.... “The strategy may include measures designed to assist in identifying the training, education and guidance”. We look at the words “within 18 months”. They are only watering down this legislation. This legislation is good, and it's a rarity to find us agreeing with our NDP colleagues. I personally would like to thank Mr. MacGregor for the work he did on this.
As I mentioned before, somebody within my family struggled and lived with a head injury for a long time. I think this is something that is needed. I think we should adopt it as is. Really, I don't even think we need to look at these amendments. They only serve to water down this piece of legislation.
Mr. Chair, I don't know whether there is a mechanism to do that. I think I would move to adopt this as it stands right now and go through that.
Mr. Chair, I move to adopt the piece of legislation as is, unamended.