Perfect. I really appreciate that, because this makes it very clear.
The motion itself talked about Volkswagen and it talked about charging. A critical piece of what Conservative members wanted to talk about today was the whole spectrum and it seemed we only got part of it. I think it's perfectly relevant for us, as a committee, to espouse frustration and disappointment, and then to have a vote on this. I would simply point out that the government was in charge of sending which representatives it deemed relevant. Whether that was malicious by design or it was just an oversight in terms of incompetence or something in between, ambivalence, I don't know, Mr. Chair. But what I will say is I was disappointed by not being able to get critical answers to the question: was the public prosecution office supplied with the proper resources so they could confidently take on a company like Volkswagen and pursue it as successfully as what was done in the United States?
I will vote in favour of this motion specifically because I do think we need to start sending this government a message to take this committee seriously. I'm sorry some other members believe it's not in the interest of our constituents, and that we should be doing other things. That's why I want this to be settled by a democratic vote, and then we'll decide where the committee goes.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.