Thank you, Mr. Chair.
As we go on this hell-bent, sixty-second-a-clause, rapid run through Bill C-24, never before seen in parliamentary history, we have to realize that each of these clauses has substantive import and importance to the softwood companies that are going to have to deal with each of these clauses that are being run through at unprecedented breakneck speed.
I've offered a subamendment to ensure that ministerial information or information going to the minister is kept confidential. The type of reporting is extremely onerous. Many people testified this summer that the administrative burden around Bill C-24 was absolutely appalling. Not only was it not viable for a business, but the administrative weight caused additional charges. So they have to know that the information is kept confidential--