Mr. Chair, with respect, that's not a point of order. What we're talking about here is that folks across the country, with a level of expertise, have written to this committee, written to you, through the clerk, to indicate their interest in testifying. That is a completely different situation from what members might be submitting as lists of witnesses for consideration.
What we're seeing here is a reaction across the country. It's called democracy, and it's a welcome thing.
That people who have a real interest in the future of the softwood industry would write to us, would write to you, through the clerk, I think, indicates a level of interest, number one, in Bill C-24, but number two, and more importantly, it indicates the level of concern. Some of these perverse impacts of Bill C-24, if they're not appropriately considered.... If we don't get the type of due diligence and the type of input that we certainly need from these folks across the country, what we may indeed be seeing is the adoption of clauses or amendments that will have perverse impacts. We certainly heard on Tuesday that those impacts could be very serious.
I'd like to come back, Mr. Chair—