Okay.
Thank you to all the witnesses for being here today. I really appreciate your contributions.
Mr. Balsillie, welcome back to committee. I know it's your second time here for this study. I appreciate your contributions.
I just want to say something off the top here, which is that we've had 86 witnesses, 20 meetings at INDU and 59 written briefs; the department and ministry have conducted over 300 meetings and consultations on Bill C-27, and the regulations that will be forthcoming will involve two years' worth of extensive consultations before they are released. I think there has been consultation. I understand that some witnesses today feel as though there needs to be more, and I value their perspective, but I just want to correct the record. When people say no consultation has been done, I think the evidence or the facts substantiate a different claim.
I just wanted to start with that.