Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank both witnesses for coming and for your presentations.
Mr. Chair, if we're going to get into advertising allegedly misrepresenting fact, as Mr. Leef alleged, I'd be here all day if I got into the government advertising on a number of subjects, so I guess we'll just leave that one alone.
The difficulty we're having on this bill, while we do support certain aspects of it, is that we are getting mixed reviews. I do appreciate your point of view. I may disagree with some things, or maybe it's a misunderstanding, but we're concerned both about the transportation aspects of the act—and Mr. Bernardo, you went some distance to answer that—and also the minister's authority to make the final decision. Whether he consults or doesn't consult will remain with the individual minister.
Mr. Chair, I understand that the RCMP, which has been involved in this area, has declined to come. Is that correct? We really need to hear from the RCMP, which has been involved in these matters, to get their point of view. I find it absolutely unacceptable that they're not coming before this committee.