Madam Speaker, Bill C-48 has been under review for a long time and witnesses have appeared before the committee, representatives from the mining industry, among others. The most frustrating thing about this bill is that it gives $250 million to the major oil companies.
When the mining associations appeared before the Standing Committee on Finance to talk about their problems and needs, I am sorry to say that the members for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik and for Témiscamingue were not there. Today it is all well and good to—