Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Last evening, we also heard representations from groups which travel along the navigable waterways of Quebec and Canada. Based on what we heard, it is very clear that the bill should never have been included in the budget. I completely agree with my NDP colleague: the budget is being used to adopt ideas and an ideology which have nothing to do with the budgetary process.
Given the fact that this should never have been included in the bill in the first place, it is clear that we will support the NDP amendment, which aims to restrict the scope of the proposed changes. If the amendments were adopted, there would be negative repercussions. The amendment would give the minister extraordinary powers, which is something that should never happen. This goes against the principle of holding consultations first with citizens and all those who travel along our waterways.
For those reasons, we support the amendment.