Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for giving their valuable time to be here with us on this study.
Mr. Shull, I liked your opening remarks. You cut to the chase, as they say. I appreciate that.
I've spoken to a few groups outside this committee, and most of them think that Bill C‑26 is a great step forward. Overall, they feel it's a good thing.
However, they have two key criticisms.
First, they are criticizing the fact that government is being given a great deal of power. This bill gives certain ministers the freedom to issue orders in council and interim orders, but it doesn't necessarily provide any details on that. We don't know how that might look.
Second, they find the sanctions too severe. You talked about tax incentives. If I'm not mistaken, rather than imposing sanctions, you're proposing that tax benefits or incentives be put in place for companies that would be required to set up a cybersecurity framework, for example. You look at the issue from another angle: We should make participation a little more voluntary, while ensuring compliance and making sure the information exchanged is protected.
Can you tell us a little more about that?