Thank you, Chair.
I thank my colleague Mr. Simard for his comments. That said, I think it's important to discuss the points raised this morning by my Conservative colleagues.
They made statements that these are delaying tactics and that we're avoiding having this come before the House. I would suggest that just the opposite is the case. This is about ensuring that we have a thorough debate in the House. Really, a thorough debate can only happen if we include all of the testimony that we heard rather than just testimony from one specific witness.
The purpose of the TMX study—which we've been working on since September—is to hear from the experts and to make recommendations to the government. We heard from witnesses, and it's important that we not be seen, as a committee, as disregarding their very important and valuable testimony.
They provided expertise on a number of fronts. We heard from witnesses who talked to us about—