Thank you, Mr. Chair.
You've heard from the Department of Justice officials. My simple understanding is that this is just a best practice, such that whenever there is an amendment to legislation such as the Criminal Code, there is an administrative period for the prosecutors and other public servants who need to deal with it in order to change their practices and procedures to comply with the law.
However, I would not want to see the unanimity of support for this bill damaged in any way, so given what seems to be the preponderance of the view on the other side that they would not want to support this amendment, I am willing to withdraw it.