In my respectful view, once again referring to the comment of the Ontario Court of Appeal—which doesn't surprise me, but it's convenient that they had the wherewithal to say this—the ultimate decision is essentially a political decision. So also that's what you have here. You have a situation where the House summons the witness. It wants that witness before it. In my view, it's within the power of the minister to facilitate that witness being here. If that doesn't happen, then it's a difference between the House, on behalf of the committee, and the minister, and it's handled in that context. It's not an issue that goes before the courts. It's for the House to decide and then, on the recommendation of the committee, the House may well decide to call upon the minister for some accounting or take some other measure.
On November 27th, 2007. See this statement in context.