Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I understand you've worked very hard on this file, as have a lot of people around this table. I wasn't here for the hearings, but I followed them carefully.
I think Mr. Murphy has put forward an amendment in good faith. He is moving toward something that's increasingly workable, but what we have to work on now are the details.
Let's keep in mind that arranging these public inquiries is not easy. They take a lot of time to set up. The last public inquiry we had in the previous Liberal government was on the Gomery file. We remember that then Prime Minister Paul Martin received information on the ad scam in November 2003. Hearings did not begin for almost a year from the time he learned of those revelations. So these things take some time.
I know, Chair, you were around during those times on the government operations committee. As such, you have some familiarity with these sorts of matters.