Chair, thank you very much.
I want to start by thanking Mr. Garrison for introducing the amendment because I think it reflects the sentiment on the part of the committee that Canadians should hear from Vice-Admiral Norman.
I do not, however, believe that this forum is the right one, not necessarily because of jurisdictional issues but because of the optics and the politics. Vice-Admiral Norman is one of our highest-ranking military officers and it's a question about political interference. Optically, we should not insert him into a politically charged forum to make the case that he needs to make. There are other avenues.
That said, I share the sentiment that we need to recognize and we do recognize his service and his family's service, as was pointed out, and everything he's done for our country. Once again, the apology that we made in the House on Tuesday was important.