With all due respect, if we are going to respect the witness, I think it is quite fitting that he be here to hear how important this is to us as well.
I was home in the riding, and there were many people interested in this legislation who I know will have a hard time getting their submissions in and getting their names on the agenda, because we have to make more contact. So it's going to take a little bit of time.
I'm going to be here most of next week. I don't have time to get back to the riding to start getting some of my witnesses together. I would really like to see Mr. Lake's motion go through quite quickly so that we can return to Mr. Nadeau's presentation. I'm looking forward to hearing the rest of it—because I have a lot of questions for him—so that we will be well informed of some of his arguments.