Mr. Chair, I want to talk to the point that makes it a point of confidence.
As you mentioned, you did what you thought was right. I don't doubt that for one second, Mr. Chair. I think you did what you thought was in the best interest of this committee. However, I don't agree with you when you say it wasn't a mistake.
I think it was in conflict with most of the people here, which qualifies it as an error. The first time you do something, it's an error. If you do it repeatedly, a second or third time, then I'd begin to question you and say, okay, this is a confidence issue. But right now it's just something that was done and that didn't agree with everyone here. It was an error.
I would say an apology is not that far out of order. It's not about confidence in the chair. You were doing what you thought was right, and for that, I don't think it's confidence. But I do think it is a decision that is the chair's, whether it is confidence or not. It's not our decision, or we're not voting on a confidence issue.
So I just wanted to make that point. I don't think you should take it as a confidence issue. An error was made. I mean, the last time I checked, you were human. Humans make mistakes. You made an error. Just a simple “I'm sorry” is all it would take.