Maybe I'll just segue into this. I wanted to ask you something.
With all due respect, the issue of consultation is a bit of a red herring, and we've heard it many times here. It's not that you shouldn't be consulted. It's that there was a process before this bill was contemplated. In fact, Mr. McKay brought forward his bill when we were waiting for Godot. Godot still hasn't come, in our opinion.
We need to have an understanding of the process, because it was a process, as Mr. Rae mentioned, of this committee. It goes back to a former member of Parliament from the riding I represent, starting with Mr. Broadbent, to bring together what were seen as disparate groups. I think most of us lauded the fact that we were bringing together those who were involved in industry with those in civil society. A lot of people were welcoming that, and that was a consultation, wouldn't you agree?