I want to apologize to my colleague Mr. Angus if I didn't accurately convey his point of view.
I was still very pleased that we were able to work together to keep some parts of the preliminary motions and reach an agreement on the motion moved yesterday by Mr. Angus, which was amended by Mr. Fergus. I think that we found a middle ground.
We can't always get everything that we want, and we fully understand this. That's how our parliamentary system works, especially with a minority government. I'm just a private member of Parliament. This isn't my profession, but I'm honoured to serve after a career in other fields, such as co-operatives, where we have a different way of working.
We were very happy to be making progress on Mr. Angus' motion, as amended by my colleague Mr. Fergus. However, we suddenly took a step backwards. You wanted to put back on the agenda the contents of a motion that this committee defeated the week before. I don't see how this could be positive for our committee.
In addition, we'll be bringing in representatives from Speakers' Spotlight to talk about the documents. Once again, Mr. Chair, I find this unfortunate. Some opposition members appear fixated on all the details of the Trudeau family's activities and affairs. They want to ask questions that are completely irrelevant and that don't in any way help us make progress on committee business.
I think that the Prime Minister has been open and transparent, and so has Ms. Grégoire Trudeau. The goal of a good conflict of interest regime is prevention, isn't it? It's about shedding light on the actions and activities of public office holders. In my opinion, Ms. Gaudreau's amendment just sets us back. The amendment has no purpose. Since the information requested has already been released to the public, it isn't necessary.
We can work very effectively and conduct a proper study based on Mr. Angus' motion, as amended by Mr. Fergus. At the same time, we can discuss issues that are important to Canadians, such as the fact that private companies are collecting information and biometric data from individuals. I think that we should start looking at this issue. It's really time to get back to work.
I'll end on that note, Mr. Chair.