Yes, I would encourage the member to review our subamendment. If, in fact, it was the intention of these Liberals to have the Minister of Finance appear, they would have no problem with it. They would have absolutely no problem with two hours.
They must believe she is not going to show up. That's the only possible reason they would object to our subamendment. There is no other.... Within logic or four squares of reason, they don't believe their deputy leader, their Minister of Finance, is going to show up.
Before I was interrupted—I want to be clear—we have a Minister of Finance, who has appeared a handful of times in the House of Commons and who has thrice refused our invitation to the ministry of finance. It is a blatant disrespect to the institutions of democracy. She is asking Canadians to cough up the amount of $490 billion, and all we want her to do is to explain, for two hours, why.
I am not even casting aspersions with respect to the budget. I am just asking her to come and appear before Parliament.
I would think that all opposition parties would be in favour of hearing from the finance minister for two hours, but evidently not, so the Conservatives will continue to talk about the importance of democracy and protect our institutions, as Conservatives do, against this subversion of democracy by the Minister of Finance and deputy leader.
What is on the list, Mr. Chair? I apologize.