Thank you so much, MP Kirkland.
Thank you for the reference to being an opposition politician and for the recognition that it was the role I played here. I respect very much what you said about not simply opposing but about an effort to make things right. Getting it right is critically important for a bill like this.
I think we have an opportunity, and it starts with the 2025 NSICOP report. All parties came together in that report to understand the need for lawful access. It was a very thoughtful report. That gives us an opening.
Some people say this is the seventh time we've tried. Some people say it's the ninth time. You referenced one of the Conservative efforts. It's just one of many. It's overdue. You've heard from all sorts of witnesses. I've listened to them talk about the fact that they're handicapped by not having the tools they need in a digital world.
