Thank you very much for your comments, Mr. Blaney.
I heard my friend, the Liberal Party critic, tell me that bills, etc., came about thanks to the exceptional work by the previous government. I would no be so bold as to say such a thing. I believe that we were able to choose measures, actions and initiatives, which all parliamentarians here subscribed to and expressed their opinion on. Needless to say, it is up to the government and a minister to introduce the initiatives, but I would humbly suggest that they are the result of the productive work that committee members have done over the years. Members properly defined, identified and improved the legislative measures included in the bill.
We simply gave careful consideration to the elements on which there had been a consensus in order to move things forward, rather than introducing legislation left and right, which could have led to resistance. We believe that it was important to move forward with issues for which there was a general consensus. And the consensus was reached thanks to members sitting on this committee.
It is always a pleasure to work with members of Parliament, because it reminds me of my beginnings. I sat on a number of parliamentary commissions at the National Assembly to discuss several bills. Basically, the role of members is to examine these issues and to add their views, which are extremely important because we will have to explain these issues to our constituents later on.
Thank you very much for hearing me out today. Mr. Chair, I remain available for you if you feel the need to call me back here again. Thank you.