Thank you, Mr. Nicholson. Thank you very much for your support.
I'm obviously not speaking for the government, and I have no direct information at all. I'm simply hearing and interpreting. I think it is really what Mr. Casey said in his speech during the debate in the House of Commons. He alluded to the government supporting the principle of the bill, but having concerns about jurisdiction and the need to consult with the provinces.
I've asked to see proposed amendments, and I have not been provided with those amendments. I'm simply relying on what I'm hearing second- and third-hand, that the government may be looking to introduce amendments, presumably through a member of the this committee. I have no inside information and no further details.
The indication I had was that the only part of the bill they were prepared to support was the part that would amend the Human Rights Act. I think we're all agreed that that's simply not sufficient. I suggest, and health professionals have suggested to me, that this would be a dangerous signal to send because, as I explained, people might believe that there is a protection out there that really isn't there.