In the same vein, I mentioned this in the last meeting as well.
We brought back BDC. I had mixed feelings about that, because probably many of us on this committee had witnesses we would have loved to have appear. One that I thought of is the Huron Manufacturing Association. Their input would have served well. They could have been added on to the last part of this meeting today. They could have appeared the other day instead of the BDC. The Canadian Nuclear Association, although they weren't available the day that they were scheduled, could have been called back again.
The dairy producers of Canada is another group that does tremendous manufacturing and processing, not just in Ontario but in all the provinces. It would have served us well to hear what they had to say.
In some ways it's disappointing that in our final meeting on this study on manufacturing, we have members of this committee who we've heard are not getting orders from the whip, Andrew Leslie. What we've understood is that they're not, but for some reason they didn't want to hear Mr. Nuttall's motion on the impacts a carbon tax would have on manufacturing. That's unfortunate.
Then the final meeting today is scheduled from 3:30 to 5:30. No disrespect to our witnesses here today, but most of them are only going to be here until 4:30.
That's a pretty sorry end to our study, in my estimation. There's a lot more we could have heard. There's the chemistry association, and the testimony that they provided on Monday in regard to the uncertainty over carbon taxes, cap and trade, etc. in all the provinces, and then what the Liberal government is doing with the overarching carbon tax and the uncertainty that it's bringing. That should compel all the people at this table, all parties, to want to hear from people on this very topic.
It is true there are some jurisdictions that haven't implemented their system fully—