Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank my colleague for sharing his time with me.
I'd like to thank all the witnesses for being here.
Dr. Geist, I'd like to talk about the way this bill, formerly Bill C‑11, has been presented over the past two years. We know that amendments were requested and that the minister didn't really listen, because the new version is no better. So here we are, 18 months later, and you are having to testify about this bill.
During this whole process, which is set to last several months, we will be meeting with about 100 witnesses. How do you feel about this process, when we haven't had access to the eight amendments put forward by the minister, other than the few lines we've be able to get so far? I'm asking because you talked about this earlier.
I'd like you to speak as a witness. I'm not necessarily asking you to speak on behalf of others, but at the very least I'd like people to understand the process we are currently in, which I consider to be skewed. How can you or any of the witnesses who will appear possibly give your opinions on the content of a bill without access to the amendments?