Yes, Mr. Chair, but if you would give me a moment's consideration....
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm moving amendment NDP-20.
As we're going through at this breakneck pace of sixty seconds a clause, we're forgetting what's actually happening to the softwood companies out there. Currently under this legislation, in a case where there's a discrepancy of less than $2, the amount owing by the person is deemed to be nil. We are suggesting that amount should be raised to $100.
The obligations of this bill are incredibly heavy and onerous on softwood companies. The punitive actions—18 months in prison if you don't obey the law under Bill C-24—are completely irresponsible. It is a draconian bill by any stretch of the imagination. Very clearly, the only two people we called on to be witnesses outside of the government attested to that, and then we shut down debate. We shut down hearings. We shut down any possibility of folks actually getting to comment on this bill. We need to have it raised to $100--