Thank you, Madam Speaker. Just as a Member, I would like to speak in support of this bill. I do appreciate that this may not be the most exciting and stimulating piece of legislation that we have had to deal with, but it is an important bill to address a gap that we've had in our business practice, legislation, where for those professionals who are not able to take advantage of the law that allows corporations incorporation that is available to other professionals or other businesspeople in order that they be free from liability issues that could...I don't think this takes away liability responsibility from professionals, but it does allow those who are practising in professional jobs like lawyers and accountants and not doctors in this jurisdiction since most of them are government employees. Lawyers and accountants are responsible for their professions and they are responsible for their conduct and their duties, but still I think that we want to create a space where they are found to be liable, they have a little bit of protection for that, so they don't lose all their assets or personal belongings or the necessities in life that everybody else is allowed to keep in the event of a mishap.
So I think this is important legislation, especially in light of the fact that a lot of professional companies, law firms and accounting firms, are aligned with offices elsewhere in Canada. There are lots of exchanges of lawyers and accountants where people practising in southern jurisdictions may need to practise in the North and we don't want to be in a situation where they may not want to come up to practise or they may be open to liability questions that they would not be subject to in the rest of the country. This is a step in the right direction to give professionals a little bit of comfort in the way they practise here. I don't think it relieves them from responsibility, but it does give them an equal playing field with the rest of Canada. For that reason, I do support this legislation and I do appreciate the Minister and the government for bringing this forward. With that, I will be voting in favour of this bill. Thank you.