Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would think that this committee would want to hear evidence, that they would want to hear science-based practices, that they would want to hear about consultation, about bringing the economy and the environment together. We keep hearing that they're the same side of the coin, but from yesterday we had very one-sided views. It was the economy and....
I'm not finished.
This is someone who has had direct experience. He was the president and CEO of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy. This is a national consultation. It is bringing the economy and the environment together. He is recognized as one of the foremost Canadian experts on brownfields, green budgeting, and the links amongst the economy, the environment, and social issues.
He has been invited here, and I think it's incumbent upon us to listen to this Canadian expert.