Thank you, Mr. Chair.
We've been here now for more than 17 hours, with the Liberals engaging in a monologue aimed at preventing the adoption of my subamendment. I said it last week, and I'll say it again today: This is costing taxpayers a fortune. What we are witnessing here is a lack of respect for those who pay taxes.
I believe Canadians have a right to know. They expect the opposition to play its role, to ask questions and to hold the government accountable for its decisions. They also expect us to be their voice in Parliament. Not everyone thinks the same way. In my view, it is extremely important that what we do here be clear and transparent, and that our goal be to properly inform the public.
It is clear that the Liberals do not want the motion as proposed by Mr. Barrett to proceed. However, we've already made three compromises. We agreed not to report to the House that we are conducting this study, to remove the reference to the minister's wife, and to limit the appearance to Alto's chief executive officer alone. I believe our good faith has been evident from the outset. That said, it seems that this is still not enough for the Liberals. They appear to have a very specific objective.
It has to stop at some point. We must stop wasting the House's time and taxpayers' money.
I therefore seek unanimous consent to withdraw my subamendment, in order to allow the committee to move forward in everyone's interest and, at the very least, to have the opportunity to hear from the minister and the Ethics Commissioner.