Thank you.
This is always a difficult judgment call, because if the next words out of the member's mouth were, “For that reason, I am opposing the amendment”, then it becomes quite relevant.
I haven't heard her final words, but I will just say, for the member and maybe for all honourable members, that it is in our best interest and in the public interest to be additive to the conversation. It's not just relevance. It is also repetition.
We talked about ragging the puck on the minister's behalf. We shouldn't be ragging the puck ourselves, either, unless it's absolutely necessary for you to bring things together.
I think we understand, but I do want the members to think very carefully. This is just a suggestion for consideration. Think very carefully about where you want this to end up. If it is a full stop and we don't agree with you and you don't agree with us and somebody else is going to have to pick up the ball, that is one thing. That would not be my personal view, but again, we'll hear how the committee goes. Let's see if we can start targeting in on ultimately what makes sense for us with regard to our mandate.
Madam Simson.