Thank you, Madam Chair.
If you could time me, I want to give the last minute to Mr. Proulx.
Minister, I want to build on what Mr. Nadeau had discussed earlier. We had a representative of small business suppliers come to speak to us; they wrote to us before. They tried to be positive and they had a positive attitude about what could happen next, but I felt, and I think the majority here felt, the gist of their presentation was that they have serious concerns about the direction and the approach of the department.
It would be a shame if we didn't give you the opportunity to respond directly to those concerns, concerns of a lack of consultation, concerns of a shocking pressure to consolidate, concerns of unwillingness to have a discussion with stakeholders. I think those were real. They wrote to us. They came to talk to us about them. I know you said they were happy about some of the issues, but that wasn't everything they said. They have real concerns. So would you please respond to those concerns?