Thank you very much.
I too would like to speak in favour of this amendment. I do think it's a very important amendment, because this bill has been very, very controversial. Clearly it's going to go through the House, so I see this clause as one about accountability. It's saying that once we've reached the two-year mark, the Minister of Health would have to lay before the House information on public health, public safety, and the operation of this bill and what its impact has been. I do think it's very important to have that assessment.
The amendment makes it clear that it would then only be by a resolution of the House—and of course this is the sunset clause passed by both Houses of Parliament—that the act would be able to continue. It's really a pause to make an assessment. I'm very concerned that if this bill passes as is.... Well, first of all, we're very skeptical that any application will ever be approved, but having said that, if by some miracle some application were approved or some business did take place, this would allow an opportunity for an assessment to be made.
I do think that's very legitimate; it does happen in legislation. There are strong precedents for having a sunset clause, and it puts the onus on the government of the day to argue their case as to why a particular piece of legislation should continue. I think that would be a good examination for all of us to go through.