Thank you, Chair.
I think Ms. Shanahan made a lot of excellent points. I'll be brief. I will speak to three reasons as to why I cannot support this motion.
The first is with respect to timing. As you have indicated many times, Chair, our work on social media and on disinformation and misinformation has been quite prolonged because of the timing, because of the scheduling, and you've clearly outlined that. I don't agree with this motion, because I think we've heard from the Ethics Commissioner on three occasions that there is no violation based on our rules of conduct from the Ethics Commissioner. I will leave that be.
The second reason is with respect to witnesses. There aren't any listed on this motion. It seems again as though this is just broadening the scope to the point where it could be anything and everything, which doesn't help the work this committee is doing. It makes us less efficient. It makes us basically waste resources of the House.
Also, as you said, Chair, one purpose of this committee is to provide that oversight. This motion does not help in achieving that purpose.
The last is with respect to the purpose. We're not achieving our purpose, what this committee is supposed to be doing, with this motion.
With that, I will conclude my remarks and say that I will be voting against this motion, and I'm happy to go to a vote now.