Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank the witnesses for joining us today. Unfortunately, I am going to have to talk about procedural matters.
Mr. Chair, you know that the committee has cancelled three meetings at which we were supposed to discuss the issue of the transportation of dangerous goods by water. We know that the issue affects a lot of people at the moment. People are concerned and Canadians want information.This is the ideal time to get more information and to hear from witnesses on the issue. But three meetings have been cancelled, as we know.
Mr. Chair, why do we not study these issues at subcommittee meetings rather than talk about them here and waste the witnesses' time?
I would like to know what is going to happen. Are we going to be able to make those meetings up? A lot of people are concerned, whether it is about Cacouna and all the transportation of dangerous goods on the St. Lawrence, or about what is happening on the west coast. We want information.
Mr. Chair, can you explain to us what is happening?