On the same point of order, as I mentioned earlier, no member of Parliament is a compellable witness. Mrs. Block came here of her own volition. Whether she was invited for two hours or for 10 minutes is irrelevant. I don't know what the invitation said, but she has the right to determine how long she wants to spend here.
I would point out that most ministers, when they appear before a committee to discuss legislation, stay for one hour. I recall that the leader of the official opposition, when he talked about pay equity, stayed for only 40 minutes. So I don't believe anyone's rights have been infringed around this table. It was Mrs. Block's decision, the way I took her opening statement, and she said she'd be willing to stay for one hour. That would be her decision. She didn't have to agree to come here whatsoever.
Also I would point out that when we had a meeting with Mr. Ullyatt, who is the antagonist here, the one who actually leaked the documents, we had one hour. I didn't hear any complaints from members around this committee.
When we had the lobbyists here who received the confidential information, who refused to disclose that proactively, and one of whom actually put the information out to one of his clients instead of destroying it, we had four of them collectively for one hour. I didn't hear any complaints from any member at that point in time. So I completely reject Ms. Foote's argument that her rights have been infringed because Mrs. Block graced us with her presence for one hour.