Let me speak to it, Mr. Chair.
On the motion, it is clear that Mr. Togneri is, I feel, in contempt for not having come before this committee, and we do need to report that to the House at some point in time. But based on what you've said and the difficulties the bailiff is having with the proposed witnesses for next Tuesday and next Thursday, it looks as though we will have Ms. Andrews also potentially in contempt.
With regard to Mr. Soudas, we have the letter, which has been distributed, from the Prime Minister, which is, in my view, one of the most insulting letters I've ever seen from a Prime Minister directed at a committee. I will quote from it:
The purpose of this letter is to inform the Committee of my instruction to Mr. Soudas that he will not appear before the Committee.
That is not the Prime Minister's prerogative, Mr. Chair. Maybe this Prime Minister doesn't realize it, but we live in a democracy, and not a dictatorship, and it is Parliament, and not the Prime Minister, that will decide whether or not Mr. Soudas will come before this committee. I am insulted and I am affronted by the Prime Minister's letter.