Finance committee  Thank you. It's Joël Girouard again, from the Privy Council Office. The royal style and titles are used in formal documents and a variety of situations like that. As I mentioned earlier, we consider it an administrative measure. There's no real consequence if it is not adopted.

Finance committee  The title has not been used to this point. The Queen's old title has been used out of respect for allowing Parliament to express its will. It does not have a practical effect if it is not adopted.

Finance committee  Perhaps that would be the best choice, yes.

Finance committee  Is there perhaps an official that the question could be better directed to? I'm here on behalf of the Privy Council Office for the Royal Style and Titles Act.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Joël Girouard, and I am a senior Privy Council officer. I'm not sure how it was laid out in the 1953 bill, but this is an administrative provision. Ideally, it would be passed close to the date of the King's coronation, May 6. That's partially w

Finance committee  As you know, the department doesn't bring forward bills. That said, we felt it was acceptable to include this measure in the budget implementation bill because it was administrative.