Chair, I know that my friend there was so anxious to participate in the discussion that he involuntarily addressed me rather than going through you.
I welcome all comments from my colleagues. I would more than welcome comments from my colleagues in an official capacity, should we be having this discussion at the committee level with all parties participating. That, however, would require that they agree to the motion to allow all parties to forward their books, to discuss fully, not just amongst committee members but with Elections Canada officials and others, the practices they employed during the 2000, 2004, and 2006 elections—a legitimate request, yet one that is being totally ignored by members opposite, again, for apparently purely political reasons.