I've withdrawn my comment.
Witnesses we invite to this committee can say no for any reason. I'll also say to you that a number of witnesses have told me that they don't want to come before this committee.
I want to be very clear. I've never spoken to Mr. Carney about this. I'm talking about other witnesses.
They refuse to come before this committee. They see the Conservatives as gimmicky. They see it as a waste of their time. They see that the Conservatives are not really looking for answers; they're looking for social media clips. They see that they are badgered and bullied, and they don't see a lot of the questions that are posed by the Conservatives as serious, so they refuse to come.
What I would also say to you is that we have had witnesses come before this committee whom the Conservatives have requested, and the Conservatives will ask questions but provide zero seconds for witnesses to actually respond. Why would any witness want to come before this committee if that is the way they are going to be treated?