I'm happy to answer that question. I think there's a really good sense of collegiality and unity right now around the table, so I'm just going to preface my remarks by saying, please don't be offended by what I'm going to say.
We've passed motions in this Parliament, for example the motion on the 988 suicide line. I think we're at close to 600 days, and it hasn't happened. I could have done a motion that was very aspirational, and hoped that the government would take action and that these things would be done. My fear is that it actually would not have been done, because we've seen that with a number of motions in Parliament. I'm not criticizing the government. I know some of these things can be quite complicated, and something like this would be quite complicated as well.
I think Canadian families need relief sooner rather than later. I used to be a lawyer. I don't practise anymore, and I've never drafted legislation. When I look at this bill, I think I did the best that I could working with the drafters. It gives us something now. It prescribes some rules around the minister giving instructions. That's how it's drafted. It's saying, “If the minister is going to give instructions on this, it has to have this.” As I see it, it's the best way to deal with the situation, rather than doing a motion and hoping something comes out of it.