Mr. Speaker, I would have liked to have had a pre-consultation. I think we had plenty of time before the House opened in late September. I could not see any reason for not calling together the Standing Committee on Transport. We could have had the same witnesses as we are having now. At least those people assigned from each of the political parties in the House would have had a chance to update this. We would have been able to spend more time discussing the matter with our colleagues who do not happen to be on the transport committee.
I believe the major flaw in the whole process was that the government did not see fit to ask the Standing Committee on Transport to meet as early as possible after the gates were opened.