Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The rules under which we operate are clear. My colleagues have once more declared that the minister was not invited. Of course, he can participate as a member of Parliament. The person we wanted to hear from is Mr. Togneri, who, we feel, has a good deal of information to give us on the matter. Just like the other witnesses whom we want to question and whose answers we want to hear, as my colleagues have stated.
Since we live in a democracy, I feel the committee has those rights. If we feel that it is appropriate to invite the minister, we can do so. At the moment, the only thing happening is that the work of the committee is being systematically paralyzed. As the minister had nothing else to do this morning, he came to sit with us and to listen to us.
We must now move to other matters, in my view. Mr. Chair, I move that the committee do now adjourn.