I have a short comment. It seems that the opposition is going fishing once again. They don't have anything. We've seen a number of things that have happened where they've tried to create rabbit trails, if that's what we want to call them, that have gone nowhere.
In testimony here, we've heard about the independent investigator. Early on, the opposition tried to create doubt as to whether she was going to be able to do her job. We've clearly heard testimony that she is going to be capable of doing that, that she's independent, and that everyone's cooperating with her. Even as late as this afternoon, Mr. Easter was still trying to say she couldn't do her job. Clearly she can.
Documents that were requested have been provided in the past. As the committee has asked for them, they've been provided. On other documents, such as the ones that were asked for through ATIP, and that the opposition tried to say were changed, it was good to get them, because, as we've seen, it proves they were not altered in any way, shape, or form and that they in fact clarified the situation rather than amending or changing it in any way.
As well, the opposition has gone after the minister on this issue, as we've heard both here and in the House. Clearly today we've heard his testimony, which was open and forthright, and consistently the testimony from the witnesses has shown that this is an open and transparent process. The minister himself has been open and transparent.
At one point, we heard that there were problems with the recall of the products. We've since heard that the process worked as it should have in the whole mix of events that took place.
Certainly on communication, there were attacks on that as well. We've heard that the minister has been on the job, that he's done a good job, and that communication has been clear.
The other thing that bothers me is that there have been attempts to pollute the independent investigator's report, I think, before it's even presented.
Mr. Allen has come up with a number of motions. Clearly, he's trying to go fishing, and that's okay if he wants to do that. We actually would like to see him come up with some content so we could support a motion, but here, obviously, he has a list of the designated public office holders that listed their contacts with Maple Leaf and is trying to see what he can discover.
From my understanding, I don't think there's anything there, but again, if the opposition comes here with content, we'll certainly be supporting it. If they're just going fishing and looking all over desperately trying to find something where there isn't anything, I think at some point we'll tire of supporting that.
As well, there probably should be a request for copies, rather than a demand from anyone that we send to for copies, because it would take quite a while to get them if people decided they didn't want to send them.
Those are a few comments that I have about this motion.