I'm afraid we're going to get sidetracked here. I think Mr. Poilievre's amendment is quite acceptable. The committee must make it very clear to the Chief Electoral Officer that he needs to reverse his decision. My colleague Mr. Poilievre has said that the committee needs to think about calling him here to testify should he refuse to reverse his decision. We have only 25 minutes remaining. Immediately following the meeting, you, Mr. Chairman, and the clerk could draft this letter and forward it without delay to Mr. Mayrand. Then we'll see how he reacts to our request. I don't think we need to do anything further at this point in time. The committee will decide its next move based on his response.
My colleague Preston is suggesting that we call him before the committee and that's a good idea. However, all of the parties agree that his decision makes no sense. This motion must confirm our position, because by-elections are in the offing. Should he refuse to reconsider his position, we will then convene once again by unanimous consent. We don't need to have four people agree to call in four members of the committee. We can talk about this again tomorrow morning and convene another meeting at the earliest opportunity. During this morning's press conference, the Chief Electoral Officer mentioned that if he were to receive a request of this nature, he might be open to reconsidering his position.