Mr. Speaker, I want to mention to my hon. member colleague that these were public consultations. Members of parliament did not appear before us. We did not have any members on this side of the House or on that side of the House appear before us. It was not a political exercise.
As far as my colleague saying that he did not have access to our program and schedule, I was not in charge of that. I certainly would not want my colleague to say to Canadians that we were there only to listen to elected members. Yes, we listened to municipal people who are elected but we did not have any of the provincial people there.
It reminds me that just before the break, Tony Clement, the minister of transport for Ontario, came to one of the standing committees. The Reform Party brought the minister into the room and wanted him to appear as a witness.