Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll be brief, as we don't have a whole lot of time.
I suggested to the committee that I would be putting forward this motion. I move it as a notice of motion, so the motion that is in front of us is that the committee express its grave concerns occasioned by the remarks of the member for Scarborough—Agincourt made before officials of the Department of Citizenship and Immigration during the committee's proceedings of Thursday, October 29, 2009, and that these concerns be reported to the House to give the House an opportunity to reflect on these matters.
The clerk has had the opportunity to review it, and I understand this motion is in order. It is very straightforward, very simple, based on the comments made by the member. It is not only confirmed that he made them himself, confirmed obviously by the record of the evidence at this meeting, and they are of such a nature that.... I'm not going to speak to his apology and what he put on his Liberal website; that's his decision. Certainly, he can do so and is allowed to do so, but the fact is the comments were made. The comments remain in the evidence; they are not removed. In fact, based on the seriousness of his statement, it should indeed be reported to the House to give the House the opportunity to reflect on the comments he made.