I am going to object to the honourable member's motion, and I'm going to support the motion of my colleague, Mr. Sorbara, should he see fit to provide the required notice.
Mr. Caron knows full well that a case is before the courts, one that is being paid for and challenged by Canadian taxpayers and Her Majesty the Queen. It involves trying to gain access to the very information he wants to get from us.
I know he also realizes that, should his motion be ruled in order, it could lead to another legal challenge that would cost Canadian taxpayers thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of dollars in legal fees. We, on our end, would prefer to let the case make its way through the legal system.
That said, should Mr. Sorbara put forward his motion and should it be adopted, we will get the information and be able to consider it, in addition to the witness testimony. By the way, three and a half hours of witness testimony shows just how seriously the committee is taking this study and its objective of getting to the bottom of the situation. We all want the same thing; we don't want to needlessly spark further legal battles that will conflict with or duplicate the case currently before the courts.
For that reason, I am against the motion.