Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Algoma for his speech. More important, the work done by the finance committee was very important in the development of this legislation.
Members of the finance committee over the last year and a half since I have been involved with it have had to deal with a number of different subjects. It requires a lot of work behind the scenes to make sure they understand each of these different bills.
A member such as the member for Algoma who is close to the border, an area which also has a lot of tourism, really depends on the operation of Canadian borders not only for industry but for tourism. A member such as the one for Algoma has to spend a lot of time making sure he or she understands this legislation and is able to contribute to the debate.
The witnesses who came in to talk about Bill C-102 were all very knowledgeable and very expert witnesses. They had very different opinions sometimes from what we wanted to do. It was up to the members of the committee to really strike a balance, to review these interventions and to come out with what I consider to be a first class piece of legislation.
Could the member comment on some of the things he heard in committee and whether he thinks the bill accurately reflects the best way of proceeding on these various issues?