Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'll try to be prudent with my comments, because I took a bit of time at the beginning of the committee.
Thank you all for being here today.
I note that, despite our asking previously that Transport Canada remain here to listen to a number of the witnesses after their testimony, they aren't here again, just as they weren't at the second panel we had. This is frustrating, because I know there are a lot of stakeholders out there who are very concerned about this being an omnibus bill, as Mr. Burrows indicated.
Mr. Burrows, you made some comments at the beginning about how important it is to have effective consultation. This being an omnibus bill, it appears to us in the official opposition that this has been done very fast in terms of having any sort of consultation.
I'd just like to give you an opportunity to expand on some of that and express your opinions a little further before we get into some of the questions.
Thanks.