Thank you, Mr. Chair. It can't be that easy doing it from where you are, so I appreciate your seeing us.
The rationale here for moving in camera can sometimes.... There have been times in previous Parliaments when the government has tried to move committee meetings in camera to force difficult issues and votes behind closed doors to avoid public scrutiny. Even in minority Parliaments, where the government can't act unilaterally, there have been times when this has been attempted. As a consequence, valuable committee time ended up being wasted in debating this. For that reason, there is value to set out parameters at the front end and in routine proceedings that specify when in camera meetings can take place. Otherwise, we may get into situations where the work of the committee could be wasted in debating frivolous attempts to move in camera.
That's the rationale of this. I just wanted to share that.