I was hoping that all members in the House of Commons would stand with me arm to arm from coast to coast to coast on this bill—the Greens, the NDP, the Bloc, ourselves. This is an important initiative. I did try to do some arm-twisting. I wasn't successful with our Liberal colleagues. I hope that we as a committee will work together. Canadians have put us here to work together, and I truly believe that everyone who sits on this committee is going to work together.
Gord Johns has spoken about plastics. He has risen in the House of Commons 87 times to speak about plastics. You can see how important this issue is to other colleagues. It's important we take a leadership role as Canadians, as parliamentarians, and work together on this issue. I'm happy to listen and hear from the witnesses in the committee as this bill moves along.