Madam Speaker, I wanted to mention that we have met with mining association representatives. They informed us of what they need. They also gave their recommendations for this bill. They are very worried because they are being discriminated against relative to the major oil companies, for instance. They proposed two amendments that we submitted to the standing committee, including the amendment that the member for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik is talking about. This amendment had also been proposed by a Liberal member; these two amendments, that of the Bloc and that of the Liberal member, were rejected. That said, we cannot be accused of not having done our work.
I would like to know what he thinks; he still maintains that he is going to vote in favour of the bill, while the mining associations, in particular those in his area, are asking us to vote against it. I would like to hear what the member has to say about this.