Mr. Chair, I've talked to Mr. Ménard, and I know he wants to come before this committee of his own volition. I really can't support the motion at this time. I would rather not have a motion ordering him to come. If he's willing to come--and I pretty well can assure the committee he is--then I don't think we need the motion basically requesting that a member of Parliament come before the committee. I would suggest that if you as chair were to talk to him without the motion being passed, he would volunteer to come. I think that would be a better process. That's just where I stand on the issue.
I would say if we could move the motion aside until the next meeting and give you the opportunity to talk to Mr. Ménard, rather than having a parliamentary committee take the step of requesting him to come, I think it would be better with regard to honourable members of Parliament. I think he would do that.