Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all the witnesses.
I'm puzzled by the line of questioning by the previous member, because clearly it was the government's decision to, first of all, introduce this bill in the Senate and to give it very little review, with very few witnesses, very little oversight, and to take nine years, frankly, to develop this legislation. There's no excuse for that kind of delay.
There was an implicit criticism of these witnesses for not having offered their testimony at the Senate hearings, but there was no opportunity for them to do that. Having said that, their perspective, Mr. Chair, was covered.