As Speaker Milliken said in his ruling when he decided this was indeed a question of privilege...he reiterated a point that had been made during the debate, that this is an institutional and not an individual matter. I think we should all bear that in mind.
Precisely because it does affect this institution, I would remind you that this committee has been called for two hours today, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and you said in your opening statement that you planned to stay only for one hour. That would make it extremely difficult, with the four parties that have to ask you questions and the territory that has to be covered.
If this is indeed a question of respect of institutions...and you've pleaded with us since the beginning that this is the case, that you have this great respect for the institution. I don't put that in doubt for one second, and Mr. Lukiwski has been backing you up on that. I would ask you, colleague, to stay for the two hours that you were booked for this committee. That will give us enough time to cover these things properly.
Are you willing to do that?