I apologize again on behalf of the rudeness of some of our colleagues around the table.
I want to mention that last week we had a minister from Colombia who spoke for over 20 minutes. I didn't agree with much of what he said, but it was important that he had the opportunity to speak before this committee. The information that all of you brought forward today is very important for this committee.
We have just started hearing from human rights organizations and labour organizations.
In fact, Mr. Lemelin and Mr. Rowlinson, you were the third and fourth presentations we've heard from that.
So it is extremely important, as we go though full and comprehensive hearings, that we hear from people, listen to them, and understand the points of view expressed. That's our role as members of the committee.
We had a representative from the CCIC here a few days ago who spoke to the issue of the Liberal amendment. She said that the proposal lacks credibility, and the damage from a non-credible process is high.
Mr. Lemelin and Mr. Rowlinson, how would you describe the Liberal amendment? To my mind, it's basically a self-reporting mechanism by the Colombian government to itself.