Chair, there's a lot of discussion or mention about what Bill C-11 included, or which part of Bill C-11 is included in this bill. I've heard the opposition say they wish all of Bill C-11 was moving forward. This was part of Bill C-11, this whole issue around transgender issues. We looked hard and studied on a very detailed basis the fact that there would be countries where, regardless of their designation, individuals would be able to seek refugee status in Canada based on the persecution they faced for being gay, lesbian, or transgendered. That hasn't changed from Bill C-11, and I'm surprised to hear the opposition not wanting to support it, first, or to amend it.
Second, I would like to clarify that the witnesses we had who spoke to this issue were very much focused on the current process with which they were unhappy. They actually didn't provide proposals or options on how to improve Bill C-31. Their focus was on the issues they felt were unresolved and hadn't been dealt with through the current process. I do think this is what I believe to be part of, as you said, the great Canadian compromise, and part of that compromise is embedded in Bill C-31 based on what we learned from Bill C-11 on this issue. The witnesses who did provide the information on this issue very much emphasized the current problems they have with the current system, versus how they felt. While they indicated they didn't support Bill C-31, they didn't provide us with a detailed recommendation as to how to improve it.