I'll just point out that I've already apologized on behalf of the committee for the abuse of witnesses' time. The abuse of their time started with Mr. Calkins' motion. I don't quite know why the opposition, having objected to Mr. Calkins' motion in the most vociferous way possible and having absolutely no compromise or even a hint of moving the motion down to a later part of the day, should now be asked to let the witnesses go when the government has had ample opportunity to treat the witnesses with respect.
This is an abuse of witness time, I agree. It's an abuse of Canadians' time. It's an abuse of all of the opposition members' time. If the government wishes to carry on this way, they're welcome to do so, but my amendment stands, and I move that the previous motion be amended by deleting “Minister of International Trade” and replacing it with “Minister of the Environment”.