So do I; I'll go play tennis afterwards; that's no problem. However, the person who raised the point of order was not even present during the debate, either in public or in camera.
I'm speaking from my experience here. I'm talking about what I've heard and the way certain witnesses have been treated. I'm talking about facts. I would say that, on a number of occasions, witnesses have not been treated with the respect they deserve. I don't want to go through that again. The people who appear before the committee do so to share their expertise with us, to inform the committee, not to say who's right and who's wrong.
On the amendment itself, I haven't heard anyone explain why the last line is needed. No one has demonstrated why it's needed, far from it. No one has explained why it should be reported to the House that the committee is undertaking this study. What more will that do for Canadians? I would have loved to hear arguments on that specific point, rather than accusations that we received instructions. I thought that was really irresponsible on their part. We have not received any instructions. On the contrary, we came here ready to debate. It was Conservatives who interrupted the debate, which was resumed later when some people had stopped following the proceedings. Those are the tactics and manoeuvres we have witnessed today.
For our part, let me say again that we have been open. Even though we had reservations about the three points, we still accepted them. We simply moved an amendment. That amendment could have been passed quickly, which would have allowed us to get on with things. Instead, people have chosen to make further accusations, which will be put to the witnesses, I'm pretty sure.
That is why I maintain that we must adopt the amendment to remove the last line, which reads as follows:
And that the committee report to the House that it is undertaking this study.
Mr. Chair, I'll leave it at that, but I think my colleague wants to add something as well.
I also note something that is very important: The people who moved the motion and revived the debate are no longer here. For our part, we stayed during all of the exchanges. We could have been replaced, but we chose to stay to take part in the debate.
The Conservatives have changed their trio several times, but we will keep the same trio right until the end. We will continue to defend the interests of Canadians, obviously.