Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The amendment proposed by the Bloc Québécois has some good points. However, in my opinion, part of paragraph (2) of the proposed clause 11 is simply unacceptable. It reads: “A comprehensive review of this Act and its operation shall be undertaken by any committee of the Senate, of the House of Commons or of both Houses of Parliament...” That is unacceptable for a number of reasons.
On one hand, the Senate is made up of unelected members. On the other, various witnesses raised concerns about a parliamentary review. They said that parliamentarians who had been elected and were accountable to the public should be the ones to oversee this process. I agree that we should head in that direction, but unfortunately I cannot vote in favour of this amendment since it involves the Senate, which is made up of unelected members.