Thank you, Chair.
The one thing I agree with Mr. St-Cyr on and appreciate is that this is something he brought to the attention of the committee, and certainly to my attention, when we began to deal with Bill C-35. The difficulty, and where we disagree, is that his amendment actually significantly deflates the ability of the federal government to control its own federal legislation. It would actually pass on some federal responsibilities to the provincial government, which is not acceptable when taking on accountability and responsibility for legislation.
I have further comments to make, but I would like Ms. Ménard to lay out, from a legal perspective, the difficulties we would face if in fact this amendment were carried.