Thanks very much, Chair.
We've heard from a number of members since I last had the chance to have the floor. I'll start with what Ms. Alleslev just said a few moments ago.
One of the things I'm a little bit frustrated by in this debate is that a number of the members [Technical difficulty—Editor] the motivations of some of the members in supporting this motion and in understanding the motion better itself, and how they feel about some of the trade-offs of this motion. He hasn't received a response, and others have asked as well. Ms. Alleslev complained during her intervention about the fact that the members of the government on this committee have a lot to say, but she didn't actually take the time to address any of the things we have said. I think it would be constructive if we could hear some of the answers to the questions we've been asking and to the objections that have been raised.
I don't agree with Mr. Garrison, but I will say that Mr. Garrison, in part of his intervention prior to mine, tried to do that. I respect that and I appreciate Mr. Garrison's efforts to do it.
One of the things Mr. Garrison talked about was the need to hear from Elder Marques to answer questions, and Mr. Garrison listed some of the questions he is seeking answers to through this study and through the testimony of the various witnesses. From my perspective, we have obtained the answers to those questions.
I think Mr. Garrison is correct that we've had nine meetings—this may be the tenth one now—and we've had, by my count at least, as of the last meeting, 30 witnesses. This includes the Minister of National Defence three times; Mr. Wernick, former clerk of the Privy Council; the acting chief of the defence staff; a number of leaders in the Canadian Armed Forces; people who are experts on the issue of sexual harassment; and a number of others. I think we've had the opportunity to try to answer, and I think we've gotten the answers to the questions that Mr. Garrison just listed. We've heard from the minister. We've heard from the former ombudsman about the meeting that took place between the two of them. We've heard from the minister on three different occasions, and he responded to questions about what actions he—