Well, surely, if Mr. Housefather's amendments were before this committee, then there was some work done. I know that the MP for Eglinton—Lawrence has done some extensive work on this issue as well.
Just to confirm the timeline here, I brought forward Bill C-257 to criminalize the wilful promotion of terrorist activity or terrorist groups. Subsequently, in Bill C-9, we saw almost identical language from MP Housefather. We went back to negotiate changes to his language, and I understand that he was subsequently instructed to withdraw the amendments.
Could you please tell me why the department blinked? Why did we not pass these amendments in Bill C-9 if they were already on the floor? Why was Mr. Housefather made to withdraw these amendments?