I would like to stress something. I know my colleague Tony Martin raised some reservations about the bill, particularly as it applied to the collective bargaining agreements that may have been signed by various members, including the pilots association. To have the bill go forward without the amendments that we initially agreed upon, without regard to what all of the other witnesses said, and without regard to some of the amendments they proposed is a matter of concern.
I would urge Mr. Martin to consider not supporting this bill and having it go forth to the House without the amendments that were previously agreed to and without any consideration for the amendments proposed by some of the witnesses, such as the Chamber of Commerce, FEDCO, and Air Canada Pilots Association. These are people who have raised some good points.
As a matter of due diligence, it would seem that this bill should not go forward in its present form. Even stripped of the amendments that had previously been agreed to, it seems to be doing a disservice to this committee and to the people who testified before us. Why else would you have people appear before this committee and say—