Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I appreciate the concern raised. I do. I believe, however, that bringing this forward will help protect the process and ensure that it's not caught up in court in legal battles and will actually get to a place where this legislation could hopefully be effective. That is the aim of this amendment, Mr. Chair.
As mentioned, co-development is perhaps a bit of a new term in this concept, but the minister has used it many times in the context of the development of this bill.
You suggest, Mr. Barbosa, that co-development could delay the implementation of this bill. Could I ask if the co-development process for this legislation delayed the implementation of Bill C-61?