I would like to take this opportunity to ask you something about public consultations.
The current government is somewhat allergic to public consultations, even though they can be so beneficial. The more people who are consulted from these fields, the more voices we will hear from. It may be that not all of the ideas expressed are good ones, and maybe some of them will turn out to be far-fetched, but certain ideas that come from experts involved in these areas could be helpful to the process.
Could public consultations have been beneficial in this case in improving the current proposal? If so, could you please tell us what you think could have been most helpful for us, as legislators?