Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I appreciate your grace.
I also appreciate our ability to take the time necessary to come to a position where we can best reflect the desire of Canadians, which is to ensure that Mr. Bains is present for this committee and answers the questions presented by all members, including my colleague Mr. Perkins, who made a very credible point of privilege. I think this is a very fair and balanced approach.
To my Liberal colleagues, I believe your requirement is satisfied within this agreement as well. It dispenses, in some way or form, with the prior motion in exchange for this new motion, which I hope we can adopt by unanimous consent.
The clerk has a copy. I wish to read it into the record, if I may.
I move:
That the committee instruct the clerk and analysts to immediately prepare a report to the House, which the Chair shall table forthwith after 14 days have elapsed since the adoption of the motion, outlining the potential breach of privilege concerning Navdeep Bains' refusal to answer certain questions which the committee put to him and his prevarication in answering others, provided that the Chair will not report to the House if Mr. Bains returns to the committee within 14 days and the committee agrees that he has answered the questions to its satisfaction.