I guess I would see whether the parliamentary secretary would respond to this. I think it's a very important issue as well.
Since it appears the transport ministry may in fact issue notices of regulations in the Canada Gazette, it would be appropriate for this committee to bring transport officials before it in order to go through with them what the intentions of those regulations would be so we could be proactive in this matter.
That's inasmuch as the Marine Pilots' Association is an integral part of the workings of the Great Lakes and seaway system, and of course obviously going over into the Atlantic. We could talk about the marine pilots on the Pacific coast as well, but the most immediate one is for the continental gateway that's represented by the St. Lawrence Seaway.
So if the parliamentary secretary would address Ms. Crombie's point of order, maybe we could talk about having the members of the department here, or if not, the minister, to address the issues of the impending regulations coming forward.