Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I've been on this committee for five years. I come to this committee in good faith to provide the perspective that I think we can move forward with good legislation. I do my time on this committee doing my research so that I'm prepared for issues.
We've been on this bill on November 19, November 24, November 26, and December 1--not to mention the fact that we knew this bill was coming up for months in advance. At no time did the parliamentary secretary bring forward any information. At no time did he offer witnesses, not until we were in clause-by-clause. It seems to me—and I take this as a matter of great seriousness—that either the government had this information, knew this information and withheld it from our committee as part of an obstructionist pattern, which has been, unfortunately—