Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will be voting against this motion and would hope that the majority of other Members will. I think this bill is long overdue. Mr. Gargan first introduced this bill in 1990. It's taken us four years to get it back on the floor and into discussion again. I think there are a lot of people who will think that the two-year implementation period is way too long. If we're talking about delaying it to 1999, it's almost ten years that it would take to get a bill into force that a lot of people feel is very, very important to ensuring openness and accountability in government.

Mr. Chairman, I just would like to encourage other Members to vote against the amendment. Mr. Chairman, I'd like to request a recorded vote.