Mr. Chairman, as you know, I moved an amendment of a social democratic nature, just as you like them, calling for limits on fines to be increased from $500 to $2,000 and from $2,000 to $10,000. These limits were found to be somewhat high, but I am prepared to go along with my NDP colleague's amendment and with the government's amendment as well, so that a person convicted of an offence punishable on summary conviction is liable to a fine of no more than $5,000.
Therefore, with the committee's consent, I am prepared to withdraw my amendment. The Bloc Québécois would then throw its support behind the NDP and government amendments.