Pretending that we absolutely must study Bill C-2 immediately doesn't make sense because Parliament has already voted on the ways and means motion. The measures in Bill C-2 are already in effect. Our current efforts to ensure that the minister can appear within a reasonable timeframe is not an attempt to postpone or delay the study of Bill C-2. We support having the minister appear before us on April 21, and then we will continue to study Bill C-2 and prepare the report that we had proposed.
Once again, why, despite the fact that we have known about the situation for at least 48 hours, was the minister not informed in advance and why are we still waiting for an answer to find out when she might come? It's not as if the motion had been a surprise; it wasn't. She knew about it because she mentioned it yesterday in the House.
One last thing. She made some comments on March 10, and she should explain them. According the motion, she could appear as late as May 20. If the questions are about responsibility and transparency because of her comments about the fact that there was an amnesty or not in the KPMG matter, they should be answered sooner rather than later. We should be concerned about this and be trying to get answers about what motivated that statement.