Thanks, sir.
I'm very pleased to move this motion today. Again, I'm very pleased to move it in public, given all the MPs here agree that this is an important public debate to be had in front of the media, in front of Canadians, so they can come to grips with where this committee is.
I will read the motion into the record first, Mr. Chair, to avoid any confusion. This is the motion that I propose and move immediately. Mr. Chairman, in order to provide direction to the library staff who will prepare the draft report, I move:
That the draft report be no longer than two pages in each official language;
That the draft report contain the conclusions of the committee, namely
(1) that the government has failed to produce all the specific documents ordered to be produced by the Standing Committee on Finance and by the House of Commons;
(2) that the government has not provided a reasonable excuse;
(3) that the documents tabled in the House and in Committee do not satisfy the orders for production of documents; nor do they provide a reasonable excuse;
(4) that this failure impedes the House in the performance of its functions; and
(5) that the government's failure to produce documents constitutes a contempt of Parliament;
That no summary of evidence be included in the draft report.