I want to return to the statements that were made by Yasir Naqvi and the most recent statement that was just made by the clerk.
We have a motion that's been passed with respect to hybrid Parliament. We have a statement that's been endorsed by Parliament itself, by the House of Commons, that relates to the hybrid nature of the sittings. While perhaps that may not be convenient for the way this process rolls out for this committee, that is where we're at. We're not at this juncture because of any political or ideological imperative. It's based on the public health nature of the fact that the global pandemic is still with us, as Mr. Naqvi rightly pointed out.
I guess I'm a bit puzzled by the concern that is being voiced by members of this committee with respect to in-person attendance, and the feeling that they need to alter the language that's been used at many committees, because the track record with witnesses, including government witnesses and government ministers, is that at least four or five in the last few weeks have appeared in person. Everyone is trying to do that whenever possible. That's already the status quo. Changing the status quo to address a concern that actually isn't present, to my mind, is illogical at this point.
We're following something that has been enacted by Parliament that relates to every single committee. At this point, trying to wordsmith it at the eleventh hour does not, to my mind, seem like an efficient use of this committee's resources.
Thank you, Madam Chair.