There's just a little untruth in what's being said here.
NDP-2 and NDP-3, which were in the amendment package, both propose adding “gender expression”, so the topic we're talking about here was included in the package, and members should have been prepared to deal with it.
We heard testimony on that numerous times in the debate on this bill, so, no, there was no collusion away from the table. I did not see the text of this amendment, but what I did do was continue to advocate for the most disadvantaged, the most discriminated elements of our population, who are transgender and non-binary Canadians. The government said they would listen, and they did listen, but this topic has been in the amendment package from the very beginning.