Well, I'm kind of surprised, Mr. Chair. We brought forward normal committee practice, and the Conservatives seem to want to make this a very partisan battle. It's quite stunning.
There are nine appointments. They're all covered in the motion. It's part of our due diligence as members of the finance committee to do this work.
I find it surprising that the Conservatives seem to see due diligence as something that is partisan, as something you do when it's a partisan appointment as opposed to something that is a normal practice of the committee. To do this is normal practice.
I believe that the Conservative government should be proud of the appointments they've made. As Mr. Brison said so eloquently, they should be proud to bring forward those recommendations and have them examined, as we are supposed to do under Standing Orders 110 and 111. I'm surprised by the reaction, as though there's supposed to be some kind of partisan battle over appointments.
It is just simply due diligence, transparency. It's part of our job, Mr. Chair. It's why we get paid. We're suggesting humbly that we do our job, that we do our work. I just can't understand the Conservative resistance to that.