Okay, because I would assume, and I have great faith, that you would ensure the hearings that need to take place will. I'd be the first one to say that we would make sure, if it's necessary, that we take all the security measures necessary so we could have that meeting. What worries me is a government that suddenly sees this as going into enemy territory, that they have to wear camouflage clothes and go in with combat boots on because somehow their own democracy is going to attack them. Come on.
There might be, or there might not be. I'm using the government's worst case scenario for why they won't hold a hearing. There may be some demonstrators. You know what, Chair? There are demonstrations here on Parliament Hill all the time. All the time, there are all kinds of public demonstrations, from a handful to tens of thousands. I'm not aware, and I stand to be corrected, that any of those demonstrations have caused a greater impact on our ability to work than, say, a visit from the President of the United States of America in terms of the disruption caused. I don't think it's even that great. Most of the time, Chair, when we're in the House or in committee and doing our work, somebody's protesting somewhere on Parliament Hill, or they're lobbying, or moving around. There are citizens here.
Well, that's all that's going to happen, if it happens at all. We'll go somewhere, to Churchill, to Nunavut, or to Vancouver. We have our meeting place. Everything is all set. When we arrive, there are some people who have been outside exercising their democratic right to say something. We walk in, put our books on the table, go get a coffee or a glass of water or juice, sit down, and then we start working.
So what the member said.... This is the essence of the problem. The image, Chair, what the honourable member said, was that there would be all this commotion and therefore we couldn't do our work. That's what's not true. We can ensure that Canadians can exercise their right to have their voices heard and say what they think about Canadian politics, Canadian politicians, and Canadian governments. They will do it peacefully and they will respectfully allow all members and their staff to enter the room and take their place. Then we do the hard work.