Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The motion we did receive from Madame Lavallée yesterday asked that the following be reported to the House. Now, there's a stark contrast between what she has done today and what she indicated yesterday she was going to do. We would have actually welcomed that. It says “That the following be reported to the House:”, which is substantive. It goes on:
That the Speaker of the House issue any necessary warrants for the appearance of witnesses who received a summons but who, for no reason, failed to appear before the Committee to testify in connection...
blah, blah, blah, blah.
With that in mind, we would very much like to see that happen, so I do have an amendment, since these are her words and not mine. I'd like to suggest an amendment to her motion that says that the chair take all necessary actions to report to the House on September 15 all of the persons on the committee-approved witness list who have not yet appeared before the committee, and that the chair consult the Speaker of the House for direction.
The reason I feel that is necessary is that I do believe--