Thank you, Chair.
I'm just stepping into this committee, and for the last half hour, I've been looking at what's going on. I'm amazed. If you think that this is all a hoax and there's nothing there, then you should agree with the motion and actually come through, and then the committee will have a chance to deal with it. If they want to cleanse their name and their reputation, that's the best place to do it.
Let the witnesses come forward. Do you think it's a conspiracy theory? Well, bring your witness in, let them look at it and dispense of it, but to make accusations based on your own conspiracy theories and to insult your fellow members on the committee is totally unprofessional.
There was no apology given, Mr. Danko, which I find totally unprofessional. As someone who's been in municipal council, you should understand that there are places that you can and can't cross. I've been here for 17 years. I have never insulted a Liberal member like that in my life, and I never would. There is a level of professionalism that usually shows up in the committees. You've broken that level of professionalism, and I expect an apology—I do.
