I don't have the copy of the letter that Mr. Wright sent to the steering committee. But the way it seems to be coming across to me, in terms of Mr. Wright's letter to this committee, is he is, as chief of staff to the Prime Minister, already directing this committee in terms of how this committee will operate, and he will tell us what documents he will forward to this committee. I just disagree with that approach. I think we should manage our own affairs.
The motion we were discussing at the last meeting basically said specifically what I felt we required; that is, we would have copies of any agreements with Onex Corporation for him to return from his temporary leave to the corporation, and we would also be provided copies of any recusal conditions that he has agreed to abide by as chief of staff to the Prime Minister to ensure he's not in conflict of interest, and further, that would be provided to the committee within five days of the passage of this motion.
I'm moving that as an amendment so that it is our wording and not Mr. Wright's, which he forwarded in the letter, because we need all those things. I think they are quite similar. We want to hear from Mr. Wright, as I said earlier. We do not agree with the statement of the parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister in the last week that a precedent has been established in this place and who we can have as witnesses and what documents can be provided. And we definitely need all documents prior to Mr. Wright's appearance.
So I'm moving not your suggestion but basically the essence of the motion that was on the table at the last meeting as an amendment.