That's too bad.
It's too bad the Bloc withdrew its amendment because the fact is it added an important element to this Bill. It was an improvement. So, I am really sorry that the Bloc decided to withdraw something that would actually have allowed us to substantially improve this clause.
In spite of that, Mr. Chairman, we still have huge and excessive penalties under clause 54 for companies that object to the government's assessments. The fact is that the government is saying here that companies will pay that assessment. A person has a short 90 days to register an objection to the assessment. Following that, there is a period of time, which is not necessarily limited, for the Minister to reply.
In the meantime, we also know that there is all this interest charged under this utterly dictatorial piece of legislation. So, I would have liked to see the Bloc pursue Mr. Cardin's motion. It would have represented an important addition to clause 54, something that might have made all the difference...