Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I just want to make a comment to the effect that I try to deal with these issues very seriously and also with some sense of respect for all the witnesses, regardless of whether I agree with them or not.
I know that this issue has been taking quite a bit of time because of the fact that some of us are very much concerned about issues of human rights in Colombia and whether the trade would have a positive or a negative impact. Those are the things we are evaluating here in this committee. One of the things I have asked for, in fact, for the next meeting, is to have here the secretary general of Amnesty International, Alex Neve.
But I want to state for the record, Mr. Chair, that I have to say that I was, as Mr. Harris mentioned, extremely appalled by Mr. Julian's behaviour. I think that no matter how we feel about witnesses and so forth, you can't attack somebody in a very negative fashion that way and not allow that person to respond. To me, that is undemocratic, and I'm not sure why he's smiling. It's an undemocratic and somewhat very cowardly act to do that. If you attack somebody, or if you have questions about the credibility of the report, allow that individual to speak and defend himself. Not doing so is undemocratic, cowardly, and un-Canadian.