On that note, the principle is extremely important. One of the reasons to protect our staffers....
If I may, I'm going to quote someone here, who said:
Ministers' staff who have appeared before committees have been denied the accompanying support of their ministers. They have been denied the opportunity to get basic treatment of due process. They have been stripped of the ancient tradition that guarantees ministers are responsible for the function of their ministries and their departments.
I'm quoting Mr. Poilievre directly here.