Mr. Chair, to me, the issue here is whether or not this committee is open to hearing from the Conflict of Interest Commissioner. As for any of the executives at Alto or Mr. Imbleau himself, it is the Conflict of Interest Commissioner who would have, by far, the most relevance to the type of inquiry that Mr. Thériault and other members of this committee are speaking about. That is why from the outset we've been very clear that we are open to having the Ethics Commissioner speak to this committee about this topic.
Calling in the appropriate witnesses to offer testimony on this matter is exactly what this committee should be focused on. The reality is that it's the Ethics Commissioner who has the purview over this, who has the all of the facts of the case, who has provided public comment on it, who has provided guidance to the Minister of Finance and who would be the best person for this committee, in fact, for all parliamentarians in the public to hear from.
It is disappointing that we can't find consensus to start with the Ethics Commissioner and govern ourselves accordingly on the basis of his appreciation of this issue. Certainly, compared against the subamendment that we have here, the Ethics Commissioner is far better positioned to speak to these issues.
Mr. Imbleau, as the CEO of Alto—