Thank you very much for that. I want to follow up on that point as well. In the letter that I believe you and three other former ministers penned to the Prime Minister, the letter is quoted as saying:
...Canadians are entitled to know whether these changes were written, or insisted upon, by the Minister of Fisheries or by interest groups outside the government. If the latter is true, [exactly] who are they?
I pick up on that because we've had some representations earlier this week from a few groups who clearly had made representations to the government and had been involved in consultations with the government. These were mostly industries involved in extraction, as opposed to some others who have concerns about the bill who weren't involved in consultations.
I would like you to speak further if you would. It goes back to the point that you just finished off with about how important it is to have diverse opinions speaking to important legislation like this.