Madam Chair, to respond to the question, no, I was not involved.
We too have reviewed that testimony the member is referring to. My understanding of that previous testimony is that officials were called to speak in general to lost Canadian issues. They were not questioned with regard to any technical aspects of the bill. That may be why the member is noticing a difference.
I'm not aware that there was a previous deeper analysis of the technical drafting elements of that previous bill. What I can say is that, in preparation for these hearings, the department, in consultation with Department of Justice colleagues, conducted that analysis and on our first appearance before the committee outlined a number of key concerns with the drafting of the current bill.