Lawyers who advise clients will, at some point, deal with the federal government, which is responsible for conducting the security and health checks. That does not mean that lawyers are not under the jurisdiction of Quebec and the provinces, the reason being that laws were put in place to regulate lawyers in order to protect the public interest.
Right now, we want to pass a bill that clearly seeks to protect the public interest. Furthermore, your opening statement, not to mention the title of the bill, plainly reflect that intention. So it seems to me that we are talking about something other than what is currently in the bill. We are talking about regulating a profession, an area that traditionally comes under the jurisdiction of Quebec and the provinces. And the best way to deal with that, in my view, would be to recognize it in the bill by adding an amendment that is in line with the committee's recommendation. Since both governments work together so well, this approach will work just as well, whether or not the amendment is adopted. If, at some point, however, that cooperation is not quite so strong, at the end of the day, it is the Quebec government that will have the final say.