Mr. Chair, I agree with you. Our problem is the people we want to appear, even though the deputy minister is saying that they don't have the delegated authority. We already noticed that two witnesses from DFAIT appeared. I don't see that they're open, transparent, and honest about what has happened over the last year. We should have an open, transparent department, and let those witnesses come here. We should put all the pressure we can as a committee, because they think that elected representatives have no authority to make those people come in. That is a slap on the voters who sent us here.
On June 12th, 2007. See this statement in context.