I can see that some of my colleagues opposite are filibustering here this morning. I also know that they did not have the decency to have the minister appear here, for obvious political reasons.
Having said that, Mr. Chairman, the decisions we made are clear. We have a responsibility to fulfil. We have a bill before us on an important issue. This isn't the first time we've discussed this matter; it's perhaps the tenth. So we know what we're talking about. Despite all those members who may be
what we call “nervous Nellies” with all those little letters you're receiving from lobbyists—that's an issue—our role and our job as members of Parliament is to address a situation; we're here as legislators. When we have something there, we have to face it, and we addressed it last week.
As my colleague said, there's committee business; we have to discuss those things. But for now, first things first: we have a witness, and on the orders of the day that's number one. Pursuant to the order of reference, we have a witness. We want to hear him; let's do it.