Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
For those of you who are anxious to get to the questions, you'll be delighted to hear that I don't have an opening statement. I would simply inform the committee that as this is a private member's bill, the department was not involved in the preparation of the bill. Once it was tabled, though, we did undertake some analysis of the implications of the bill, comparisons with the other jurisdictions in Canada, and possible effects of the bill.
I would be delighted to answer any questions you might have in that vein.