I'm certainly happy to consider all the impacts of foreign interference. I will note that, on this trend of bringing in the family members, you know, I get the political capital that's gained from it, but I feel that to use this committee in that way if we have other witnesses.... You know, the allegations that are being levied, if they're true, I think would warrant it and a full-scale investigation by the appropriate authorities, but as it relates to this committee, I'm not super comfortable with it, given where we're at and the work that we have to do. I'm uncomfortable with going down this line.
I will share this with my Conservatives colleagues: There's a growing trend of trying to shop these things around different committees to try to find some place where they stick. It's starting to feel like spaghetti against the wall. If you have a smoking gun, I encourage you to put it on the table and let people know exactly and specifically what it is you're talking about. However, the comments made by my friend, Mr. Barrett, don't suffice—at least in my opinion—for going down that path with the family members, given the kinds of precedents that have been set around the House. If that's what it's going to be, then I would need to have something more substantive to go on than that feeling.
That's where I'm at right now. I'm happy to hear more of the rationale from Conservative colleagues as to why they want to go in that direction, but until then, I'm just registering my uneasiness with it.