Yes, I'd like to speak to the amendment and the motion itself.
Mr. Chair, I've said over and over again that our non-partisan role as members of this committee is simply to communicate accurate information to the public and, above all, to reassure people about the things our government and public service are doing. However, it is clear from the text of the motion that we are misleading Canadians, as Mrs. Church pointed out.
How can an ethics committee go…. What if a researcher were to reuse the text of this motion and the inaccurate information it contains? Because of that, as committee members, we will be voting against the motion, even though I know it will pass since you have the majority. Nevertheless, I want to say again that members of the committee are putting forward information that is not entirely correct. We need to be very careful about that. We are not here for sound bites. First and foremost, we are here to reassure Canadians and show them that the work we are doing is going to help them and give them accurate information about government operations.
For that reason, Mr. Chair, I wholeheartedly agree with what Mrs. Church said about the motion's content, which is not completely accurate.