I too thank Mr. Siksay for what, not having been on the committee, I believe and have come to understand is a very fair representation of what went on.
We believe this is about the culture of and respect for this institution of Parliament and that it needs to be settled once and for all, for all committees, and that the work of this committee can proceed with our ability to call ministers, but also to call former staffers. There's nothing that will prohibit us at this committee from hearing Mr. Togneri in a way such that we can proceed as a committee.
We want this settled once and for all, and the procedure and House affairs committee seems to be the place to do it. Doing it piecemeal, committee by committee, will only allow misinterpretation and chance in the way committees can be disrupted, in this present situation and with this government. I think the safest course is to let a proper study be done at the procedure and House affairs committee and for us to proceed with the very important work of this committee.