Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'll try to set the stage for this amendment so that we're all starting on the same page. Then, after Mr. Perkins has a word, perhaps we can invite Mr. Blanar and Mr. Racine to elaborate if there are further questions.
The gist of this is that I've been spending quite a bit of time with Mr. Perkins and Mr. Patzer, and I think we've covered a lot of ground. I think we've gotten very close to agreement. I don't think we're 100% there yet. I hope we get there after the next hour or so.
The government has one amendment, G-1, which we think is important to make sure that Mr. Patzer's intention is achieved, because as the bill is written right now, we think there's a weakness. It's one amendment in five parts. Parts 2 to 5 are dependent on part 1 passing the committee.
My impression, although I don't want to put words in anybody's mouth, is that I think there's agreement with the opposition parties, at least with the Conservative Party, on parts 2 to 5, if I'm understanding our conversations correctly. It's really the first part we need to explore to get some more comfort for Messrs. Patzer and Perkins, so when you're ready, Chair, I'd like to invite Mr. Blanar to elaborate on why that's important to achieve Mr. Patzer's intention.
Thank you.