Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I'd like to thank the member for the bill. I do support it, as my party does support greater service and access for affordable library materials for all Canadians, especially Canadians in rural and remote areas, seniors, and Canadians with disabilities, and we think this bill may do that. Canadians rely on the book rate for transferring materials across the country, as we know.
Libraries have become dependent on the book rate; this allows them to transfer the material more comfortably around the country. It's imperative that our libraries are well stocked, and we are concerned that the larger metropolitan libraries would stockpile or hoard some of the more modern media that's available, without the ability to transfer them affordably. So I commend you for this initiative, as that will assist, in a very cost-effective way, to transfer materials.
I do have a couple of questions for you. I wondered if you had considered how we can ensure that Canada Post maintains this reduced library book rate for a greater amount of time, not necessarily in perpetuity.