There was no consultation on Bill C-49.
As we mentioned, there were consultations about the economic agreement with Europe from the time when it was signed. Before it was signed, there was no national consultation with industry. We know that international companies were consulted, but not the industry in Canada. So we can say that there was not really any consultation in that respect.
Once the agreement was signed, a working group met for almost two years. Almost everyone involved took part. Certain things that we asked for on a number of occasions appeared in Bill C-30. However, the main request was to establish this single body, and that was completely forgotten.