Before getting things done and calling a vote, which would get us one step closer to actually doing something here, I do want to respond to the allegations from the other side and the suggestion that the Conservatives are all about getting the best witnesses here and it's the Liberals who are playing politics on this.
Well, one of the reasons I support Don's motion is that I think the Bloc and the NDP often had pretty good witnesses that they called, but I would say.... I don't blame you all for this, because I know that none of you were on the health committee last term. But I sat through, along with Sonia, a lot of meetings on health committee. I have to say that there were a fair number of witnesses who appeared who were called by or were brought in by the PCs who were very partisan. They were there for a political message rather than trying to get us to a better understanding of the issue.
So if I like this idea, it's in part in response to the PCs' previous choice of witnesses, I hate to say.
With that, I'll call for a vote on the amendment.