I want to make a couple of points.
First of all, I'll start with a very fundamental point that the government supports this legislation. We are very much in favour of this legislation. We'll be voting in support of this legislation.
Second, I want to congratulate Mr. MacGregor for the work that he has done in bringing forward this legislation. I also want to thank him for his collaboration, as I've had several opportunities to meet with him and to work with him, and for his thoughtfulness in making sure that he's bringing forward a piece of legislation that actually improves the lives of many Canadians.
We collaborated to the point of discussing these amendments ahead of time with Mr. MacGregor, so there are no surprises. It's only fair to have differences of opinions. This is the setting we operate in.
The last point I will make, Chair, is that the purpose of committees, especially for clause-by-clause study, is to go through every clause to look at possible ways of improving the legislation. We may have a difference of opinion on whether that improves a piece of legislation or not. The fact that this process is happening does not in any way deviate from the support for the legislation or from the outcomes it is going to achieve. It actually helps to improve this legislation, and of course, democratically, we'll decide that.
This is the very last point. I'm also a lawyer, and I also have helped draft legislation. I served in a role as the attorney general of the province, where I reviewed a lot of draft legislation.