Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want start by noting that the minister has proposed this legislation with no review. Let's be clear on that. I raised this in the House of Commons. He commented on it in his testimony, but there has been no amendment. There is no official proposal in any capacity or a suggestion at this point.
Most legislation that's renewed is often done with a two- to three-year review. I've had many amendments passed by both Conservatives and Liberals on this. It's rather shocking that we don't even have that as part of the tabled legislation, given that this legislation was extremely similar to that of the Conservative legislation prior to it. We've had over a year and a half here.
For those who see this as government intervention, in my nearly 20 years of elected office, I have never had a meeting with a company that didn't ask me about a subsidy they wanted, a tax cut, or some type of state intervention on policy or trade that changed the market forces for themselves. That has been the regular meeting process that they take. The fact that the government now wants to introduce a notion that market forces will not amend to, that should be our responsibility and duty to citizens.
I want to allow the last word to Ms. van Biesen, but I noted the work of the CCGG with great interest and the suggestions you've made for legislation and your responsible comment about Canada as a laggard. I think that's important to note. That's the truth.
Ms. van Biesen, what would you see as a priority for this legislation at the end of the day? There are many, but what would be the top one?