Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, gentlemen, for appearing--and madam.
It's nice to see you, Mr. Lazar. We've been at way too many of these tables without results.
I really appreciated both of your testimonies--very helpful.
Mr. McGuinty asked you some questions, Mr. Lazar, about whether or not you've been consulted. You've probably been following the various processes that are going on--for example, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation. I'm sure you've been involved in that from time to time. The agreement that establishes that commission obligates Canada to provide advance notice and consultation on any policy law initiative.
The latest initiative is the U.S.-Canada clean energy dialogue. Under it the Government of Canada also commits to be in direct communication with Canadians--presumably that includes Canadian industry--on any initiatives they might be working on with the U.S. government.
You said that you haven't been involved directly in the development of regulations, although you have had some consultations on policy development. Are you saying you would appreciate it if your industry sector could be directly consulted on any regulatory regime the government is purportedly developing on its climate change initiative?