I have just a few corrections for the record, Mr. Chair.
I've never personally stifled the committee. I've certainly never ever referred to members of the opposition, including my friend, as a friend of the Taliban. That is simply factually incorrect, as were much of the references throughout his speech.
Parliament, of course, is extremely important in this process of examination of issues such as this. Having spent eight years in opposition, I fully respect our parliamentary process. I fully respect members opposite who have to take part in the sometimes very challenging, very onerous task of examination.
I want to come back to the Military Police Complaints Commission, because the record will clearly show the complaints commission had access to hundreds, if not thousands, of documents that were provided by the government. They were also given access to the witnesses. But of course, any witness from the public service has certain professional obligations and when it comes to disclosure of information in their possession, the Canada Evidence Act applies, the rules of that particular complaints commission apply. So the proceedings are operating within the parameters prescribed by law. That is the case with the MPCC. That is the case with the parliamentary committee. We will continue to cooperate. We will continue to provide evidence that is legally permissible.