Mr. Chairman, I was initially in favour of allowing the media to convey as much of the committee's proceedings as possible. I received some evidence earlier. People are very satisfied with the fact that we are travelling to Vancouver. My colleague and I have come from Montreal specifically to hear the people of British Columbia on a very important subject. Consequently, I was in favour of the media being able to broadcast our discussions as much as possible. However, if there is a Standing Order clearly indicating to us that we must have approval for that to be televised or filmed, I think we must comply with the Standing Orders of our own House of Commons. I think that the media here will nevertheless be able to take notes and to report in their newspapers or respective media on the good work we'll be doing. So it seems to me there is no reason to discuss the value of broadcasting or not, but are we—
On March 31st, 2008. See this statement in context.