Yes, I'll speak to the amendment, Mr. Chair.
I want to pick up on what my colleague Mr. Sari said when he asked whether anyone would justify keeping that sentence at the end of the motion. I have already explained the reasoning behind this position, and I stand by what I said.
Looking at what has happened in the past, as my colleague Mr. Sari said—and I want to stress this—there are a number of examples where, instead of getting to the bottom of things, the committee went on what looked like a witch hunt.
Mr. Chair, I would like my colleague, who seems disappointed by my remarks, to consider one fact. I had the privilege of serving as Speaker of the House of Commons in the last Parliament. I would like him to explain to me how the 70 or so days of debates we had in the House on a motion, and on numerous subamendments related to a question of privilege—