Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Minister, I'll take you back to before Christmas. I don't remember the exact date that Bill C-49 was introduced, but as a Nova Scotia member of Parliament, I assumed that this was going to be a relatively straightforward process. It is a legislative change that enables an existing regulatory agency in offshore oil and gas to be extended the same privileges to regulate the activities of offshore wind, which play into hydrogen and decarbonization.
Call it a gift. Call it whatever you want. I was shocked to see the Conservative Party oppose this. Look, this place is here for us to have legitimate conversation about the angles and issues of the bill, but I haven't heard it. You've been here for almost two hours, and I have yet to hear a substantive piece about what the problem is.