Absolutely. I know the man well.
Kidding aside, I do appreciate your stated support for the amendments of my colleague Mr. Rankin. We do want to work positively on this bill. I think it's a good first step. We do think there are some things that need to be fixed.
If you don't mind, I want to get into some of the more technical details. In some of the stuff that came out of the testimony from two weeks ago, if we look at Ron Atkey's testimony, for example, there is the idea that in paragraph 8(b) of the bill the minister can veto an investigation by the committee, which is actually a barrier that is not even there for SIRC. We're having a difficult time understanding why this committee of parliamentarians would have an additional barrier imposed on it that's not already there for SIRC. Could I perhaps get your thoughts on that?