Thank you very much, Mr. Lawton.
The answer is fairly simple. We wanted to ensure that we had the opportunity to engage extensively with the people who we had faith would give us the advice we needed. As I mentioned, this wasn't a matter of sitting down for a meeting in a boardroom on the Hill.
I had the opportunity, over the course of the summer and into the fall, to engage with police leadership, provincial governments, municipalities and advocates for change across a range of different issues. I didn't want to present a bill before I had faith that the advice and expertise of the people who would strengthen it could actually be captured and included in the bill.