Thanks very much, Chair.
Mr. Kingston, I must admit I was very surprised by some of your comments. You said that government officials seriously misled this committee. That's almost a direct quote of what you said. That's a very serious allegation. These members were in front of committee just last week.
I want to know if you have the courage to say that outside this room, where you're not protected by parliamentary privilege. If the answer is no, then I would ask you to withdraw that remark.