If I may, Mr. Chair, it's why I thought it was important to say that it's not in the motion, but it was part of the reasons given by Mr. Genuis.
I accept that the intense focus that Mr. Perkins has put on the appearance of the Minister of Public Safety has distracted somewhat from the important point, which is to have the Minister of Finance show up on her own bill. He'll know that I'm in perfect agreement with the Conservatives on this point. I would like to see the minister here for two hours. I think it would be very helpful for her just to offer to come for two hours. I've been clear about that.
I do think that we got distracted from that appropriate focus of the finance committee by the intense treatment of the importance of the Minister of Public Safety appearing at the committee of finance on a bill that doesn't have any content that the Minister of Public Safety is responsible for.
I can certainly speak to things I think should be in the budget that aren't in the budget. I've talked about employment insurance reform, investment in non-market housing and a whole bunch of other things.
When we're studying the bill, it's important that we know what's in it and which ministers are responsible for it. I do think that's been obscured somewhat by the conversations here today.