Thank you for that.
Neither one of us was here in 2006, so neither one of us can speak to what steps were taken in implementing the recommendations of that study. We can speak to the great work that I'm sure you're tasking yourself with now on this study, and whatever recommendations you might bring from it.
On the point you raise, I think you'll certainly be able to tease it out when you're speaking with the witnesses on this specific justice end, and I certainly look forward to hearing their comments on that end of it. As I said, obviously I believe in the merits and the tenets of the bill, and I understand the benefits that would have been realized had I been able to get the bill through. For a number of reasons I made the determination that I didn't see I was going to have the time to get it through with the time I had left, and I wasn't going to be pleased with a symbolic win by having the bill die a natural death on the order paper in the Senate when the House rose in June.
I had a deep and heartfelt conversation with the people who have been very much invested in this journey with me and with their guidance and support I made the decision to effectively leverage the great work that had been done and the importance of this bill with our government to make sure that we realized some benefit, and in my mind this committee is that benefit.
When you talk to the stakeholders, and I'll let them speak for themselves, but they certainly spoke to me and indicated what a positive evolution this is. They're very excited about this opportunity, and I encourage you to give them the world on this one, because they think the step you're taking is probably the most significant step, in their words, that you've taken so far.