Thank you, Mr. Chair.
You're following closely.
b. the Commissioner of Official Languages be invited to appear for a one-hour meeting on Wednesday, June 15, 2022; c. the clerk invite witnesses to appear during the meetings on the weeks of June 6, 2022, and June 13, 2022; d. as agreed to on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, subject to the approval of the recognized parties’ whips, and the availability of meeting slots from the House of Commons, the committee hold additional meetings for two additional hours per week starting the week of September 19, 2022; and e. the committee meet in camera....
That's my point, Mr. Chair. It was important to present the whole decision that was made here. Item (e) of a June 13 decision by the Standing Committee on Official Languages states:e. the committee meet in camera after 20 sessions....
Ms. Ashton mentioned earlier that we need to move quickly and that we've had about 15 meetings.
It is not bad faith on the part of the opposition parties. I am excluding the NDP because they are part of the Liberal-NDP coalition. However, I am talking about the other two opposition parties. This is not a filibuster. It's on the record that we decided on June 13 that we wanted to have 20 meetings and then go in camera to see where we would land.
Now we're being accused of filibustering. That's totally inappropriate. It's dangerous to say that kind of thing.