I respect the plea, and I hope we won't get rid of it. Hopefully that will be an amendment.
On it you also indicate, and I am quoting you directly, “Let me be clear: absent the rescinding of the proposed section 18 in Bill C-23, Canadians will lose their trust and their confidence in our elections.” You are stating that this is not acceptable. What is it that you're referring to? This is the Chief Electoral Officer's ability to communicate with the public without limitations. Obviously you're really concerned about this.
You conclude by saying that with these changes to Bill C-23, there is potential....
Are you saying that if the government does not make the types of changes we've just made reference to, this is a bill that really should not be passed by the House of Commons?