This will be my last intervention, because I want to go on to the vote. I just want to clarify a point.
Mr. Chong says that you have the confidence of the committee members here. In a parliamentary committee that is suppose to be independent to some degree, it is sad to hear a group saying that it is expressing its own opinion, despite what we can read in this morning's newspaper:
In an interview with Canadian Press, Mr. Hill stated that he would not replace Mr. Lauzon if the opposition forced him to leave.
And now, regarding the government, they said the following:All the Conservative MPs have also been instructed to refuse the position if it is offered to them.
This was taken from a Canadian Press article that was published this morning.
Thank you.