Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I'll do my best.
Thank you for your attendance today, Mr. Mayrand. May I just express how disappointed I am that you didn't get a more respectful reception. You should have. You deserve that.
I would also, for the record, urge any Canadians who are watching this to be aware that they can access the committee Hansard online, and they can read every word of the testimony that's being given here today, because it's the first opportunity to hear the real facts and a counterweight to the spin we've been getting from the government from the day they introduced this bill.
I don't have a lot of time, but if I may, Chair, before I move to my point, as I promised during my brief remarks the other day, I said I would move a motion to allow independents to have a presence here in the same way that we did when we studied the BOIE. I'd like to move a motion that's exactly the same language, except for the specific access.
It's a simple motion, Chair.