Madam Chair, I honestly don't see where you're headed with your questions. I don't believe the Chair has to know in advance what the witness will or will not say. Furthermore, every Canadian has a right to testify before the parliamentary committees; that's not for us to decide.
If the government doesn't want its employees to testify before the parliamentary committees, that's one thing, and we're dealing with that. However, I don't believe you can stop us, as political parties, if we want to have someone testify.