Mr. Chair, I appreciate the presence here of these eminent counsels and lawyers this morning. They are top-notch lawyers from the mining companies in Canada. But we do not have on our side lawyers and experts who could disprove what they say much better than we could. I am not a lawyer or a specialist in this area. I will find myself in a position of presenting objections they will immediately tear to pieces. I will not be able to say that, as a committee, we have done all we could, as we hope to do, before we pass this bill. Mr. Chair, I am really sorry things are turning out this way, and I fear this will make this two-hour sitting much less valuable.
On November 26th, 2009. See this statement in context.