I will be extremely brief.
Again, I would point out to my colleagues opposite and to anyone else who may be watching that at no point in the Speaker's ruling did he say the order of reference was null and void. At no point did he say that the proceedings undertaken as a result of the order of reference were to be vacated. Had he wished to do so, he could have done so. The Speaker could have said all of this should not be considered. He did not say so. Why? Because it was in order, Mr. Chair.
Finally, I would just point out, the member opposite keeps referring to the deputy law clerk. Let him appear. That's all we said: let him appear. If you think that he's going to support your position, let him appear. What are you afraid of? He and many other officials on the House administration side, not the elected politicians but the House administration officials who examined this, determined that the mailings were inappropriate. Let's bring some of those people here and find out what we can do about it. If he wishes to question the deputy law clerk and if he thinks the deputy law clerk will support his political position, he has an opportunity to do so. Let's get on with it. Let's schedule a time to see when we can bring Monsieur Denis to the committee.