I thank you for the indulgence you've granted the committee. I know we are well beyond one hour into our start time.
There's another option to consider to resolve the logjam we find ourselves in and move the business of this committee forward. It was referenced a couple of times on the last occasion by, I believe, MP Kurek. That's the issue regarding an apology.
I think the time has come that I make an unreserved apology to MP Parm Bains. It was one thing for me to repeat the evidence of former MP Kenny Chiu in relation to the evidence he gave on his last appearance. It was quite another for me to take those words and that message and amplify it in such a way as to justify expanding our study on misinformation and disinformation.
I took a step back and reflected on the comments I made, Chair, on the occasion. I essentially spoke for close to 45 minutes. Certainly, an independent observer could come to the conclusion that I was amplifying a message in the same fashion that Kenny Chiu had accused MP Bains of doing.
That, in my view, was unparliamentary. I offer my unreserved apology to you, sir.