Thank you, Madam Chair.
To our two witnesses, I say welcome and thank you for being here. We certainly appreciate it.
I want to piggyback on what Mr. Lukiwski said. When the announcement to prorogue Parliament was made, Parliament wasn't sitting. Only four committees were sitting, and they were all focused exclusively on the WE Charity issue. The experts we heard from told us that, in their opinions, the only reason to prorogue Parliament was to disrupt the committees, which were discussing the circumstances surrounding WE Charity. The finance minister had just resigned, which was no small thing.
Experts told the committee that was the main reason behind the prorogation. Do you agree, yes or no?
Mr. Cyr will say that he isn't here to answer partisan or political questions, but the fact remains that Parliament was prorogued and we are trying to figure out why. Expert after expert, or just about, pointed to the scandal as the most likely reason for the prorogation, since only the proceedings of the committees, which were meeting to examine the WE Charity issue, were interrupted. There is no other reason.
I'd like to hear your thoughts on that.