Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Again, Ms. Gaudreau, thank you for your comment.
I do look forward to working together on the ethics committee in the weeks and months ahead as we continue in this fall session of Parliament and into the winter, and then as we continue on into the spring session.
I go back to MP Angus's comments at the beginning. The original motion that he put forward on October 22, 2020, would actually allow Mr. Angus to potentially call witnesses with regard to some of the questions he had this morning. He could potentially ask the questions that he put forward today and put forward his thoughts, which are very important. I found Mr. Angus's comments this morning quite interesting and compelling, if I can use that term, Deputy Angus.
At the same time, I thought we were making very good headway in coming to an agreement in terms of what we wanted to focus on in our study, to narrow our study and put forward a motion that we could all work with and that would be constructive, not only for the committee but for Canadians, so that we could move on to other issues at hand.
Mr. Chair, it is now 2:57 p.m. I believe I've laid out.... I was able to speak and, for the first part of the committee, my thoughts have been stated. I believe there's a speakers list behind me, with members waiting to share their thoughts.
With that, I do wish to cede the floor and finish my thoughts for now. I'll put myself back on the list after my other dignified and honourable members share their thoughts on this very important topic that we're speaking to today and that has occupied a lot of the committee's time.
I wish to say thank you, Chair, for your deliberations and, Chair, if I can say this from a very sincere angle, thank you for your patience and for your direction on this committee.
I will cede to the next speaker.