Yes, I'll continue.
I appreciate the words of Mr. Angus. He summarized, from his point of view, the procedures and the progress of this committee over the last little while.
I would like to talk about the motion before us now because, Chair, it's no longer the same motion we saw yesterday at the first part of this meeting, as amended by Mr. Fergus.
Mr. Chair, I'll continue in French.
I really thought that, after the failure of Mr. Barrett's motion last week, we would be able to keep moving forward and to address other issues that really matter to Canadians right now. My colleague Mr. Angus referred to a few topics, including facial recognition, which I think is a very serious issue. I'll talk more about this topic.
However, there were other very important topics as well. I know that my colleague Ms. Gaudreau tabled motions regarding digital identity and ways to use this technology. There was even a general motion. However, this motion falls primarily within the purview of our committee. The goal of the motion is to look at the work of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner and to see whether we can identify any shortcomings or add or recommend improvements to his work. We acknowledge the work done by the commissioner, especially recently.
I can refer to a few statements made by Commissioner Dion recently, in particular regarding Ms. Telford and her husband, Mr. Rob Silver. In the commissioner's view, the allegations were speculative and there were no facts to support the allegation of a conflict of interest violation. In the commissioner's view, the request made by Mr. Poilievre and Mr. Barrett from this committee didn't warrant an investigation.
However, I'm hearing today that my colleague Mr. Angus believes that there should be an investigation. Is there any reason to believe that there may be some deficiencies in the commissioner's work or a flaw in the Conflict of Interest Act that requires investigation? We could consider this. We were open to the idea, as Mr. Angus was saying, with regard to the motion that he moved yesterday with Mr. Fergus' amendments.
There's also the COVID Alert application. I must remind my colleagues that a pandemic is still ongoing and that it's still the main concern of Canadians who are tuning in right now. The Prime Minister announced that over $5 million people have downloaded the application. I want to point out that, in my own family, we received an alert and the individuals concerned were able to get tested. This means that it's working. I'm so pleased that Quebec decided to adopt the application. However, could the application be even more effective? Should there be more information to go along with—