Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank you for the opportunity to speak. I'm not a regular member of this committee. I have sat on this committee in previous years.
First off, I just want to acknowledge the service of Vice-Admiral Norman to this country. As my colleague across the way mentioned, I am of a military family as well, and I understand full well what that entails. I would like to acknowledge his incredible service to Canada and thank his family for serving right along with him.
That being said, I'm not a voting member of this committee, but I did want to hear what folks had to say today in this committee regarding this request for a study.
We've heard from my colleagues that the public prosecutor, the defence lawyer and the RCMP have all said that there was no political interference. They've said it. The media have also agreed with that. I find it strange that when Vice-Admiral Norman's own counsel is saying there was no political interference we're still trying to come up with some spin that there was.
Out of respect for Vice-Admiral Norman and his family, I think we don't need to be politicizing this case. I appreciate the interventions of my colleagues across the way. I agree that what Vice-Admiral Norman went through is incredibly unfortunate. I was happy to support the unanimous motion in the House this week, but I don't feel, based on what I've heard today, that there was political interference.