Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Let me address that point. Proposed section 39 of the proposed act in the bill that's before you actually does provide for a discretion in the commissioner to reduce the limitation period referred to in proposed section 36, and proposed section 36 itself refers back to the substantive prohibitions in proposed section 35.

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  That's correct.

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  That's correct.

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  The proposed section that's before you was drafted in two languages. The English version is the version that reflects the policy decision, namely, that personal solicitation be directly governed by the act. There was an omission on the French translation. The background I've given is simply to say that the origin of the clause itself, and by extension the policy behind the clause, tracks directly from the prior code.

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  That's correct.

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Yes, that's correct.

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  If I may explain some of the background here, the provision that we have before us is effectively taken from the current Conflict of Interest and Post-Employment Code for Public Officer Holders. The provision that governs personal solicitation was added to the conflict of interest code in June 2004.