Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Just to address the point that Mr. Easter has made, if you've had a chance to go through the amendments that we are bringing forward today, some of the concerns that were brought forward by the witnesses in our last committee meeting will be addressed. There are a number of changes that we have put forward that will take into consideration the concerns you have just mentioned with regard to security and so forth.
On the government side, we are ready to proceed with this. We put in our amendments in the required timeframe. They were translated into both official languages—as were the Liberal Party's. Mr. Easter submitted his amendments as well. They were thoughtfully prepared, and I appreciated his getting them in.
But on this side, we're ready to proceed with this private member's bill at this time.