Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I consider it unfortunate that people representing industries such as the wind, forest and aluminum sectors, are not with us this morning. However, I do hope that, if they submit a brief, we will consider it as part of our analysis and report on Bill C-311.
I want to thank you for being with us today. It seems to me your briefs are quite clear. Over the last 12 years, we have had discussions with representatives of a variety of industries. Many of them are of the view that, when it comes to climate change, there is nothing worse than uncertainty. Whether you are in the forest or oil industries, uncertainty causes considerable harm in regulatory terms. We are in favour of regulations, but we would also like to see them come into force as quickly as possible.
The Minister announced yesterday that his regulatory framework would be postponed until later—until after the conference in Copenhagen, to be exact. Do you think this additional delay will be harmful to your industry? Will that again create uncertainty? Should we not try to bring a regulatory framework into effect as quickly as possible?