Madam Speaker, first of all, I would like to thank the Bloc member for supporting this bill. If the hon. member can show us how we can avoid a royal recommendation by the appointment of an ombudsman, I would be on it in a heartbeat. That would be the critical question.
He is absolutely right that there is a bit of a conflict of interest or possibly not as much enthusiasm on the part of a minister to pursue complaints as there might be on the part of an ombudsman. I would prefer an independent officer of Parliament to be the person that has the responsibility for the prosecution of this bill.
I agree with the member totally. If we could it, I would do it. If he could propose an amendment which would meet the guidelines of the Speaker, then I would be happy to consider that.