Thank you, Mr. Chair.
We were all part of this committee when we looked at the Volkswagen contract. I understand what Mr. Turnbull is trying to do, but when we got in there, there were only two pieces that were redacted and they were really minor. Those documents could have been provided publicly, because we didn't see anything that the public couldn't see. Everything was spoken about. I think we even asked several times afterwards to get those documents in public, because what we saw was nothing that wasn't already out there.
At the same time, for this one, the government could provide these documents and provide those same redactions on production and on workers, but it's not going to stop it publicly, according to officials that we have had in this committee.... Also, we have asked the witnesses to come here publicly to give those same numbers. I think this allows this committee and the public to see exactly what's in there. If there are redactions that we have questions on, there can be other motions made to look at those documents, in the same instance, I think, that Mr. Turnbull has asked for.
We have to have all these instances become public, because this is all public knowledge at this point. This is on the front page of The Globe and Mail today. When we're looking at what we need to have for this committee to go forward, I think, as Mr. Masse has stated from Windsor West, we need to ensure that we get the information publicly. We need a public meeting so that all the Canadians who are reading this today—I don't know how many people read The Globe and Mail right now, but I'm sure it's over a couple of million still—get the answers they are looking for, Mr. Chair.
Thank you.