Mr. Chairman, I don't think this is complicated. If the committee cannot obtain the appropriate answers, or if its requests are not respected, I believe the Speaker of the House will ultimately have to make a ruling.
I am not convinced that he will necessarily send the matter back to the committee. We have tried certain options, and I am not sure that there are any others. In fact, I am sure that this is the only one. In light of what Mr. Kramp said, it is clear that he is willing to support the motion.
Ultimately, the Speaker of the House will have to take the appropriate measures to deal with this situation.
Mr. Chairman, I understand the concerns raised by my colleagues, except that, personally, I think this has gone on long enough because we still don't have an answer. At a certain point, we have to stand up and do what it takes to gain respect.
This is the purpose of my motion. However, it is clear that if all committee members wish to hear from Mr. Walsh within a reasonable timeframe, without letting this issue drag on for another two or three months—as seems to be the case since we began working on this report—I am willing to go along with that. I am willing to wait to hear from Mr. Walsh before we vote on my motion.
That being said, let's be clear, Mr. Chairman: I am doing this reluctantly, because I feel that the situation is needlessly dragging on. At a certain point, we need to get results, so that we, the committee members, can do our job.