Mr. Chair, thank you.
I move that the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics investigate the actions of the Conservative Party of Canada during the 2006 election, in relation to which Elections Canada has refused to reimburse Conservative candidates for certain election campaign expenses, in order to determine if these actions meet the ethical standards expected of public office holders.
Mr. Chair, I'd like to thank you for ensuring that it's on our agenda today. I was disappointed on the last day that we didn't deal with it. I thought it would be a quick vote by the committee. I certainly don't want our witnesses not to be heard today.
I'm sure there's widespread support across Parliament and across the country to attempt to resolve this issue as soon possible. It's been brought up in the House on a number of occasions. I recommend that we look at it and vote on it. But if it's a matter for debate, I think we should hear from the witnesses.