Thanks, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank the witnesses for coming today.
I'm sure you were all paying attention to people's testimony on Monday. Some of the concerns you've raised today are ones that were also raised by those witnesses in terms of implementation and consultation. There were other issues around...with respect, not always being clear that the subsidy prices would actually be fully passed on to consumers, and there were some questions around what kind of controls would be put in place in order that consumers would get the full benefit of the subsidies.
I want to start with a question for Mr. Harper and Mr. Pearson.
I was looking at the discussions with stakeholders on the Dargo report, and I'm not sure your two organizations were formally interviewed. I don't see your organizations on this list. For your two organizations, because you're an important factor in many communities, how was your input sought in these changes that are proposed?
Mr. Pearson.