Mr. Speaker, first I must applaud my colleague from Ottawa—Vanier for taking the initiative to put on the record, through writing a letter, an idea that he is advancing. After his speech, the government then responded by saying that it concurs with what is being said in the letter.
I am an optimist. I am not too sure if this amendment will ultimately pass. I would like to see it pass. However, if it does not, the Speaker and others will have a copy of a very important letter that can often be referred to.
I would be interested in his take on this issue. The government seems to be endorsing, through the government House leadership, the letter that the member has written. I am wondering whether he might want to provide some comment on that aspect, the fact that we now have a formal letter that the member wrote and the government seems to be endorsing.
Is there some merit to that, just in case his subamendment does not pass?