My colleague Mr. Masse knows how much esteem and respect I have for him, but I don't understand why so much success on the part of the NDP generates so much anger. It's part of the benefits of an agreement with the government to see that what you put in your own bills ends up in the government's.
For my part, I'm in favour of legislative simplicity and against duplication. If the people in the Senate are listening to us—let's assume they are—we can send them the message today that we find this element important and that they should not remove it from Bill C‑59. I submit to my colleagues that, if the Senate removes this part from Bill C‑59, quite logically, they won't mind removing it from a private member's bill.
So, while reiterating the fact that this is a very important point, I feel that, for reasons of legislative simplicity, it would be advisable to vote against this amendment.