Okay, so I have a question, Mr. Fraser.
Who is the intended audience of this bill?
I'm pretty sure that both ministers were aware before this meeting even started as to why the majority of the members are not going to be supporting this bill. I think your side has been keeping the cabinet up to date on the proceedings. Indeed, they've been held in public. The testimony, the witness briefs are all available online.
I'm not convinced by your argument that we need this reasoning in the letter. I think it's quite evident from the committee's proceedings as to why we are proceeding with not recommending that the House pass this bill. I won't make that a hill to die on if the committee wishes to keep that language, but I just want to get on the record that I don't think it's necessary.
With regard to my second part about acknowledging the hard work, I say this with all due respect: I think that both ministers are very dedicated. I'm just in favour of making a letter that gets straight to the point, and that's why I raised that particular point.