Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move the following motion:
That the Honourable Michael Holcombe Wilson be summoned to appear before the committee on Thursday, February 17, 2011, at 8:45 a.m.
The motion simply aims to follow up on several discussions that have taken place. Before the holidays, we heard from a prominent lawyer from a major law firm specializing in tax law. The firm is very well-known and represents many people with political backgrounds. The lawyer in question wanted to know why we wanted Mr. Wilson to appear. The answer is very simple: we want Mr. Wilson to testify for the same reason we wanted Don Johnston, former Liberal finance minister, to testify. Mr. Johnston did appear before us.
As you can see, the UBS issue is the one we have talked about the most this morning. Mr. Wilson played a key role for UBS in Canada for several years. Mr. Wilson is too modest. He said that he has nothing to say that could help the committee. However, I believe that, on the contrary, Mr. Wilson, with his experience and expertise, could contribute greatly to our study. Nevertheless, he maintains that he does not want to meet with us. So we have to insist on his appearance. All the motion says is that we should summon him to appear. That is the only way to go about this. In light of this morning's testimony, those who vote against this motion would be saying that they may have something to hide from us.