You know, Mr. Lake repeats that it's to allow the Liberals to cherry-pick. I don't know what their motives are, but my motives are to be in a position to respond to my constituents this year. I'm not responsible for three years ago. I'm responsible for now. That's what I need an answer for: now.
I do think the analysis would be interesting and will be interesting. That's why I would support this amendment in terms of a different date. But I think there's such a thing as asking for so much information.... I think anybody who's been involved in bureaucracy knows that you can shut down a system by asking for so much information. That's the concern.
Perhaps it might be more reasonable to say that if the other information for 2003, 2004, or 2005 is available now, then bring it in as well. That I would support--if the other information, etc. So just to be clear to Mr. Lake, that we're not and he is not trying to bog down the system, if that information is available, let's have it.
Is there any way of making a sub-subamendment? I don't know where we're at.
It's a question of getting the information, responding, and being accountable—I think that's the favourite word of the Conservatives—to our constituents this year. That's what I would propose--unless this is all about games-playing. If we really are trying to solve the problem, then we can add this....