Mr. Chair, I'll just be brief, as my Sicilian great-great-grandfather used to say.
In all seriousness, as Mr. Julian said, on such an important day, World Water Day, I think it's not wise for us to exploit this for whatever reason--and I'll refrain from adding any other word to it--on budget day especially.
Mr. Julian is well aware that he and I have served on this trade committee probably longer than anybody else, and the water issue has always been there. Our position has not been ambiguous in any way. It's been very clear. I think the government side gave various examples. Our former Liberal colleague and then their colleague, former Minister Emerson, and my colleague the critic, Martha Hall Findlay, were very clear.
Somebody said that we should not waste taxpayers' money and let's be more productive. Our position is clear. We've stated it over and over again. Let's move beyond this. I don't know how else to put it, but I think the argument that my colleague put forward makes a lot of sense. Let's stop it here. I would suggest, Mr. Chair, that you take no more speakers and move on to the next phase.