Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I have much to say about the rest of the motion as well.
I'd like to address Mr. Barsalou-Duval's amendment.
I think his proposal is very constructive, to be honest, so I applaud him for working constructively. What Mr. Barsalou-Duval is proposing is to remove the part of the motion calling on the committee to do what would normally be done by police or a court through due process, and the committee cannot fulfill that role.
We are a committee of elected members of Parliament, and it is not our job, as elected members, to conduct an investigation. That is something the committee has repeatedly heard from witnesses. It's important to have processes that allow professionals to do their job and conduct independent investigations into allegations.
I think Mr. Barsalou-Duval has proposed something concrete. His proposal to remove that section of the motion makes a lot of sense, because this particular element of Mr. Bezan's motion concerns allegations against Major-General Dany Fortin, and those allegations need to be investigated by the appropriate bodies.
We have heard from witness after witness at this committee that a lack of due process is part of the reason that so many victims, so many members of the armed forces, have lost confidence in the processes that should be there to defend their very interests.
This motion would go counter to that very recommendation, as we have heard over and over again. The fact that this section is even in the motion shows that the drafter of the motion hasn't heard that, or doesn't agree with it, and that the drafter of the motion believes that politicians should be investigating allegations. I just don't think that's appropriate.
I support Mr. Barsalou-Duval's amendment. If we really want to show that we have learned something important from the witnesses we have heard from these past three or four months, one of those things is the importance of due process, which is separate from elected members of Parliament. That means removing this part of Mr. Bezan's motion.