Mr. Chair, I disagree with Mr. Poilievre on a lot of things. I certainly disagree with him on carbon pricing. I do say, however, that I agree with him on being able to ask questions of ministerial officials. The motion that the committee adopted by a majority vote does not exclude our asking questions of the Department of Finance officials. If it had ever been framed as such, I think it would have been very difficult to pass that motion.
You're right to say, Mr. Chair, that there is some work that is going to other committees. They will not tackle it from the tax and fiscal perspective.
I don't think anybody is abusing this process. It's true that we're dealing with the largest omnibus legislation in Canadian history and the timelines are ridiculous—