Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, Ms. Duncan, for the interruption.
The focus was on the principle of sustainable development. I was referring to the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, who was here, and to the appropriateness of a commissioner making comments on a bill before us. The commissioner was very careful not to comment on whether the bill was good or bad. The commissioner was commenting on--and will only comment on--performance of the government and assessments in that way.
Unfortunately, Bill C-469 will change the focus of sustainable development. We heard that very clearly. The focus changes from sustainable development to litigation, the big stick. I believe we need to hear from more witnesses, Mr. Chair. What we heard from the witnesses so far, as I had said in response to comments from Ms. Murray, was that, overwhelmingly, this bill should be set aside. Now, unfortunately, through some manoeuvring--