Would you expect a narrative that's not there....? If the reasons the government had for proroguing are in the report, it's really only speculation to say that some other reasons.... The government has tabled the report, so this study at this committee is about that report and the legitimacy of that report. I have read that report, and I've looked at the throne speech. I really feel it reflects a change and a shift in the context.
There was a lot of work put into it, a lot of internal consultation, I might add. I had three meetings with stakeholders in my riding and attended close to 15 sessions leading into the new Speech from the Throne. In my view, it is pretty unheard of that a government is actually consulting extensively before formulating a Speech from the Throne.
When you look at the reasons in that report and the way it's structured, we talk about protecting Canadians from COVID-19, helping Canadians and businesses through the pandemic, building back better and standing up for who we are as Canadians. Those seem to me to be pretty relevant themes, and there are many specifics that we could reference there. Even the structure of it seems to provide a good rationale and a good argument for why the government prorogued.
Would you not agree with that?