Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Thank you for being here, Mr. Ignatieff.
So if I understand you correctly from your response to Madame Demers, when you supported our equitable compensation act back in 2009, it was because you felt that it was not the right time for an election. You didn't want to go to an election, so it was politically expedient, I guess, for lack of a better term. It was a good time for you to support that piece of legislation.
Now you're saying that you've changed your mind and that's why you've introduced this private member's bill. Is that somewhat correct? You wanted to avoid an election, correct?