The last time I heard an officer of Parliament treated so shabbily at a parliamentary committee was when George Radwanski, the former Privacy Commissioner, was hauled before a committee that some of us sat on. That was the last time I heard things get this rude.
I apologize to you, Mr. Mayrand, partly because my party and the people I represent do have confidence in you and your office. We think you're doing a fine job in defending the integrity of our electoral system by aggressively investigating what we believe could be very serious wrongdoing. As I say, given the smokescreen we've seen on this televised committee meeting by the Conservatives, we need to remind Canadian that we're investigating very, very serious allegations of a widespread conspiracy to defraud the Elections Act by overspending the election spending limits.
Is that an accurate statement? Is that the substance of your investigation?