Mr. Speaker, we have heard a lot this morning about Liberal consultation. Unfortunately, Liberal consultation means either stack the meeting and get people who agree with you or else ignore what they say.
Recently at a meeting of the fisheries and oceans committee, 35 of the 42 users who came in said: "We accept the user pay concept, but let coast guard first rationalize their costs and do a socioeconomic impact study so that you do not destroy the surface of the ocean the way you have destroyed what is underneath it".
Can the minister explain to the House why expensive hearings are held if the wishes of the 35 of the 42 of those people who came forward are ignored?