Thank you, Dr. Freeland.
I want to go back to the question of whether we're ready for March 2024. You said that Canada had decided we were going down this road. I would say that the Senate, which is not elected, threw in a date and told us to live with it, and the Liberal government agreed. That date was March 2023. As it approached, they panicked, so now it's March 2024.
This is a huge Rubicon we're crossing, so what's more important? Is it the date or getting it right? Would you suggest that we take the time to do this right? If it's proven that it's not going to affect a lot of people and that there are going to be all these safeguards, do we need to meet the arbitrary date that was put in between the Liberal government and the Senate, or should we do this in light of the bigger and broader consensus that we need to achieve to make sure people are protected?