Mr. Kenney, you began your remarks by requesting the committee's cooperation. I think that's a good thing and that the vast majority of committee members want to cooperate with you. However, during the study of Bill C-50 in the last Parliament, two things greatly shocked committee members. First, there was the fact that the part of the bill on immigration reform did not constitute a separate bill. It was included in Bill C-50 and thus was not referred to our committee for study. The Finance Committee studied it, whereas it had none of the necessary knowledge to do so. In addition, as we debated the bill, when the House discussed it, the government spent nearly $1 million—Ms. Chow has previously demonstrated that—to advertise a bill that had not yet even been passed.
In the current Parliament, you're seeking our committee's cooperation. Can you make a commitment to us not to repeat that kind of affront by advertising bills that have not even finished being studied or introducing parts of bills on immigration in bills that are not even our committee's responsibility?