Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I too want to express my appreciation for all the work that's gone into the preparation of this bill by our staff members, by the witnesses who have been willing to come testify before committee, by the House personnel who have provided translation services, and also by the staff in our offices who have provided all the detailed research and homework to make this possible.
As we all know and have recognized, iand every single one of our witnesses has recognized, the terror threat is real. Parliament tasked us with the responsibility of reviewing this piece of legislation and listening to witnesses. At times we heard that we weren't here to listen, and that we were just going through a formality, but indeed, we did care about what witnesses said, about the testimony that was brought here. We did bring forth amendments that we thought were appropriate after careful examination of the testimony provided by witnesses, and those were good amendments.
We also listened to the opposition, and I especially want to thank members across the way for all the work they put into research and amendments, for the thought-provoking comments that they made, and for the cordial atmosphere that we've enjoyed working here together, even though we're often on completely opposite sides of the page.I recognize that.
At the end of the day, I think we've got a piece of legislation that we can all be proud of. We can all sleep comfortably at night knowing that we've given our law enforcement agencies the tools that they need to protect our country and to keep us safe.
Thank you again, Mr. Chair.