I originally was the senior special adviser to the legislative reform initiative, so I had participation in this.
While it's correct to say that the staff relations representatives were not consulted in the drafting component of it, because of the unique way it unfolded, where you had Bill C-43 as a predecessor bill, there was consultation and discussion with various stakeholders, presentations, town hall meetings, and feedback on what was essentially going to be a public service model. That did inform and influence what we did, and it was taken into account.
After the bill was introduced, we entered into, as Staff Sergeant Townsend confirmed, the consultation phase that we will continue on.
So, yes, I was consulted.