The point of our deliberations with regard to the work that's being done, for those who are watching, is to determine and provide recommendations for how we should proceed. We're now trying to preclude those recommendations. We're trying to exempt the witnesses and all the work that's being done by circumventing that work.
The idea is to provide this committee with the opportunity to engage with the witnesses, have the discussion, have the appropriate debate and then come forward with recommendations. I presume this would be one of the recommendations made by the opposition as it proceeds with the final report.
That's how I view that motion.
You're taking an extraordinary step without giving the privilege and the right to those who are here before us to provide some recommendations. In fact, one of my questions to the witnesses was about that very issue. I requested of them their recommendations for our final report and how to best proceed going forward with regard to the activities.
I think the motion as it was done originally precludes that process from taking steps.
I get that he's using this committee as a film studio to do so many of the other things he's doing on the side. I would appreciate focusing just on what we're trying to do here for the benefit of the indigenous community. That's why we made the appropriate amendments. It was to ensure that the step is taken.