Thank you, Madam Chair.
Of course, no one can be opposed to the direction that Mr. Kramp sees for the committee. As a taxpayer, I find that what we are doing at the moment is quite appalling.
Nevertheless, I would like to point out to my colleagues that this a game that two can play. As opposition members, it is normal for us to ask questions. What is not normal is that, as the party in power, you are so lacking in transparency that we have to fight tooth and nail to get information. What lack of transparency, you say? Each time we make a motion, someone from the party in power makes another one to prevent information from being released.
If we received the information clearly and upfront, we would not have to waste our time running around. We are all like “Colombo”, not because playing politics is easy but because we want to find out the truth. Our work is not done just because we worked on the Williams-Catterall report. There are other items. We want to study the budget. We want to study, gentlemen, what your non-elected minister, Mr. Fortier, did with the billion dollars raised from the sale of public buildings. Has that been added in for the benefit of the public? Just you wait for that. You are going to find that we will wear you out. Be open and transparent.
As to the motion, Madam Chair, I agree with Ms. Falco's amendment. I would like us to move to another motion that could shed light on other items in this committee's purview.