Today we heard very direct and very sincere testimony from three generals. We heard very direct and very sincere testimony from a career civil servant. One of the generals, General Gauthier, indicated very clearly that he hopes we get these documents sooner than later.
I have to tell you, after 12 and a half years in this place, I find it reprehensible that we're asked to do our work to seek the truth—wherever that is and wherever that goes—yet obviously some witnesses have access to the documentation. I assume that nobody around this table has seen the documentation. But the point clearly is that we're presumably going to hear Mr. Mulroney tomorrow, again without the documentation that was referred to.
In the jamming I see by the government, we have a witness coming tomorrow to an unscheduled meeting that we're now rescheduling, which I find quite bizarre. We have a situation today where people are referring to documents that we really cannot validate one way or the other. Both the witnesses today and the witness last week were very sincere and direct when you read the testimony. The truth must be somewhere in the middle--or one of them is obviously not telling the truth. If we're really sincere around the table--politics aside--and are all seeking the same end, which is to get to the bottom of the situation, we need these documents.
I trust that the government will be as forthcoming as it can, notwithstanding any comments we've already heard.