Thank you, Madam Chair.
Before I begin, I would like to make a motion.
The commissioner, whom I would like to thank for coming, twice mentioned that the RCMP would be an important witness for this study. The role played by the RCMP in connection with this legislation has also been raised several times. I would therefore like to present this motion, which reads as follows:
That the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics request that officials from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police appear before this Committee in order to testify about the RCMP's investigative role pursuant to the Lobbying Act.
I feel that it would be quite reasonable to ask RCMP officials to appear before us. I'm hoping that I will therefore obtain support from all committee members.