Thank you, Madam Freeman.
Members of Parliament have rights at committees. The minister has appeared, and he's used his time creatively to at least get his message out, but he is not here as a witness. He made a statement. He reflected his views on this motion and his non-support for it; he argues that there are other aspects of what we're doing that would be more useful. That's his opinion.
I am not going to judge the quality or the propriety of making those conclusions. The member has signed in, and members can use their time in any fashion they wish. At this point I'm not prepared to say that it's not relevant. As a matter of fact, Madam, I actually ruled that the point of order on relevance was not accepted and that I believed there was sufficient relevance.
Let us move on. I have four more speakers on Madam Freeman's motion with regard to calling Mr. Walsh as a witness for next Tuesday. They are Madam Foote, Mr. Hoback, Monsieur Plamondon, and Mr. Easter.
Madam Foote, go ahead, please.