I'd love to give you procedural advice; I used to do that at one time.
The committee has the power to send for persons and papers, and I think that's the breadth and scope you might want to look at. You can't force the minister to appear by a motion of this committee, but you can report to the House and the House can force him to appear.
I've known Mr. Nicholson for a long time—I swore him in as an MP, in 1984—and in no way do I want to diminish his commitment to what he's doing or his relationship with the House. But I know that in Great Britain this kind of response would have the minister sitting in a series of meetings engaged in considerable discourse as to where you go from here.
This is an exercise. That's why I threw this question back to you in my report: how long can Parliament tolerate the gradual and systemic—I won't say premeditated—atrophy of a fundamental right of Canadians?
I don't know if I answered your question, procedurally or otherwise.