Colleagues, we're in public and we're going to consider a motion that's been presented to the committee. It deals with an issue that arose in the previous committee, in the previous Parliament.
The committee by motion asked the law clerk to look into alleged discrepancies in the testimony given by certain witnesses who appeared before this committee on the sponsorship issue, alleged discrepancies with what the same witnesses gave when they testified before the Gomery commission.
There has been some work done, but the law clerk wanted us to tighten up the motion. He wants to have a very specific motion, which has been circulated to all members. The issue has been looked at—