I appreciate the question, and it's an important point. We're trying to confer basic constitutional rights with respect to the freedom of association, collective bargaining, and union representation in a way that is consistent with the very special history, role, and character of the force. It's a delicate job to bring those two things together.
The notion of a preamble is not one we have considered necessary, to this point, because of the way this legislation changes the structure of the existing public service legislation to make that legislation appropriate to accommodate the needs of the RCMP.
For example, the name of the act is changed, the name of the labour relations board is changed, the composition of the labour relations board is changed by the addition of two people who will have particular expertise in policing matters, and so forth. Those are the ways we have tried to send the signal that we are bringing here, within the ambit of the act, a very special organization that needs the appropriate kind of understanding to make the legislation work in a way that fits the circumstances of the RCMP.
If the committee has specific suggestions about a preamble or a statement of purpose or principle that might be made to fit within the structure of the Public Service Staff Relations Act, we could certainly give it consideration. I wouldn't rule it out out of hand. I'm not sure it's necessary, but if the committee has a suggestion to make, I'm sure Mr. Brison and I would be prepared to consider that advice.