Mr. Speaker, I am a bit confused, because the member opposite suggests that the NDP would have just brought in legislation without consulting, yet at the same time the NDP members are wondering why we did not listen to people. In fact, we actually did.
Let us consider this: we started with interim principles, which I and the Minister of Natural Resources introduced in January 2016. This was the first step in rebuilding trust and making sure we were making decisions based on science, knowledge, and evidence, taking into account the greenhouse gas emissions. We then had two expert committees, which were reporting to me and to the Minister of Natural Resources. There were two parliamentary committees that worked with the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. We continued to consult, and then we produced a discussion paper, which we consulted on again. I met directly with indigenous peoples, environmentalists, and industry many times.
We think we have a good outcome. We listened to folks and we were willing to take amendments, and we think we have an amazing bill.