Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank you for the compliment you paid Mr. Carrie, but the one area where we do differ, Mr. McTeague, is that we're a government of action.
Your government did initiate this process, and rightfully so. This proposal was tabled back in June. We did have a number of witnesses. I recall that everybody had their opportunity to question those witnesses and bring up concerns. The whole process has pretty much been properly laid out, and I think we've had opportunity to do these things. But again, I say that if we go on in the direction you're proposing, we're going to be looking at another year or possibly even longer.
I think our minister has shown leadership by taking on something that's important in our industry today. The industry is moving rapidly. If we look at what's taken place in the last five years, let alone in the last ten years, it's time to make some changes. We're going to fall behind.
These are good changes. You talk about the public. The public has been polled. The public is in favour of these changes.
I believe the process is proper. The minister has done what is required, and we need to move on and forward. To slow this process down again is an area we don't want to walk into, and I'm of the opinion that this is all very unnecessary. I think we need to move forward at this point.