The motion wasn't quite the same. This motion is to ask the minister to come in the month of May. It's not telling her to come. It's not determining what her answer is ahead of time. It is asking her to come in May, not on Thursday, which would require cancelling a meeting. It isn't the same motion. Moreover, at the time, members were not all here, and the member from the NDP who was here was not checked into the meeting. I didn't realize that at the time.
On April 21st, 2009. See this statement in context.