Mr. Angus' remarks are relevant. Without minimizing Mr. Bélanger's sub-amendment, I wish to remind members once again that the invitation implicitly extended to us as committee members when Ms. Oda's motion was tabled and unanimously adopted during the 38th Parliament was made very openly.
At the time, we felt that we were working together, as we have always done. The Chair was also a member of that committee. Without wanting to be paranoid—and it's not because one is paranoid that things don't happen—I believe that everyone is fundamentally affected by the government's decision to set up an independent body or task force to review the CBC's mandate.
Therefore, no one, be it the government or the opposition, should be excluded from this democratic exercise. I repeat, the CBC is not a private entity, but rather a public broadcaster. Therefore, if there's even a possibility that somewhere down the road, its mandate will change, we have a duty, as elected officials, to take constructive action from the very outset of the review process.
This is what prompted me to move this motion. I have absolutely no desire to be excluded at any time from the various stages of this review of the CBC's mandate.