I'd like to comment on what Mr. Baird just said. I find it quite astonishing for Mr. Baird to insinuate that the committee is trying to intimidate witnesses by asking political staffers to discuss access to information practices in the Prime Minister's Office. As I expected, the situation is turning ugly.
Mr. Chair, once again I would like to move a motion that before we hear from Mr. Baird, we decide how we are going to deal with the fact that Mr. Dimitri Soudas declined our request to appear before the committee this morning. We have yet to decide how we are going to handle this matter. It is important for Quebeckers and for Canadians that the committee shed some light on access to information at the ministerial level—