Chair, I do agree with your summary of the discussion we had at the steering committee. I have to say that I also agree with Madam Freeman that we can't let drop the concerns and the work of the committee related to the fundraising issue.
I do think, however, that we've reached a point where we need the advice of the law clerk on issues of contempt of Parliament. I'm not prepared to not move on those, because they are very crucial to the integrity of this institution, and it seems to me there are separate issues of contempt coming out of Mulroney-Schreiber and out of the fundraising issue.
It also seems to me that the committee last summer reached a point where it was about to give people a second chance to appear before the committee. So I expect Mr. Walsh will have something to say about that, or we may have some questions for him about whether that's appropriate or if that is the way to proceed. In that case it may clarify how we actually proceed in resuming the study on that, should the committee decide to go that route.
I don't want this to be seen in any sense as putting off or shelving our interest in the fundraising issue, but I do believe hearing from the law clerk on contempt of Parliament issues is the appropriate next step for the committee to engage before we resume that work.