Thank you very much for that.
I want to highlight an amendment that we Conservatives would like to propose. This bill deals with the case of bereavement when a child dies, and the continuation of leave in that case. It was also brought to our attention, as a result of a case in the riding of one of my colleagues, what happens when a parent dies. It's a similar situation of pain for the family. If the parent who was on leave dies while leave is being paid out, immediately that leave is lost. That compounds the grief the family is facing with financial hardship.
This is going to be a relatively small number of cases. Our view is that provided we have agreement among parties and a mandate to do so from the House, these are things we can secure. We would be able to add the element of supporting families when a parent dies to the existing provisions around supporting families when a child dies. Obviously for that to proceed, it is dependent on the agreement of the government, with a royal recommendation, but it is something we would like to put forward as another situation of bereavement where we can protect families in a vulnerable situation.
I wonder if you could share your reflections on that proposal.