Just to put Madame Lavallée's mind at ease, Mr. Angus is correct, actually. The intent of this motion is not rooted in our not wanting quorum if there aren't any Conservatives here. Frankly, if the chair gets up and walks out, you no longer have control of the committee, because the vice-chair comes in, and we have the numbers to obstruct the committee. That's not what this is about. In fact, that doesn't matter. This isn't about obstructing the committee; it's about making sure that every party has a representative here before there's evidence. That's it. There's no sinister plot behind recommending this motion. There's nothing to it other than just making sure everybody has a person here before evidence is received. That's it.
On February 2nd, 2009. See this statement in context.