Just quickly, I would like to respond to Mr. Fisher's comments. We do have the law clerk here, and after giving his statement, the nub of his testimony or statement so far is that he does not have the resources necessary to actually implement the motion that was passed by the House.
I think the motion by Ms. Rempel Garner is directly on point, because we're dealing with the substance of the matter before us.
The other thing that I must say is troubling, and is in the back of my mind, is that essentially what we're hearing from the government, from the Clerk of the Privy Council and now from the law clerk, is that the government cannot respect the order of the House. That's what we're hearing.
Mr. Fisher referred to respecting the motion of the House. Well, the motion of the House is clear. We've asked for all these documents. We've given a timeline, and the House passed it. What we're really hearing the government say is that they are not going to do it. The question is, can't they, or won't they?
I think it's a question of resources. The law clerk has clearly indicated that they've put in additional resources and hired additional staff to do it. Even with that, it's not sufficient. There is a reference to millions of documents. I have no idea where that comes from. I have no means of assessing whether that's accurate or not. I don't know if that's rhetorical spin or if that's based on data.
The other way to go is to say that the House of Commons passed a motion ordering the government to produce those documents, and it's up to the government to produce whatever resources are required in order to comply. I don't know that it lies in the mouth of the government to say that it can't do it or it won't do it.