Thank you, Madam Chairperson. While I did not do that much personal consultation at this particular time, there have been other committees, including the Workers' Compensation Board itself who did do consultations and have written reports indicating the Workers' Compensation Act should be changed to reflect what I am doing here today.

As the committee report had indicated, there were some people who made presentations at the public hearings, including the Minister responsible for WCB, CAW Canada and an employer. They were generally in favour of the amendments we are proposing. Thank you.