Mr. Chair, I just want to tell you that we are greatly concerned about the way our deliberations are proceeding, given that the list of witnesses that we received from the clerk does not include a constitutional expert. I will give a notice of motion to the clerk this afternoon, but I do not think that the Bloc will agree to begin clause-by-clause study without legal opinions. Either the minister should come back to provide them, or we should find witnesses. But I cannot imagine that, as a committee, we would be so careless as to begin clause-by-clause study without the opinion of constitutional experts, certainly in the light of what these witnesses have told us. I am therefore sharing with you my great concern about the position in which we find ourselves.
On November 13th, 2007. See this statement in context.