Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thanks to my colleagues.
It's always a fascinating experience at the public accounts committee, having to balance the important work in the interest of the public, which is to have some evidence to suggest what Canadians are worried about in the presence of the issues related to the contributions of the Trudeau Foundation, as that work continues in other committees. I think this committee has a role to play in relation to finding out how the CRA—we did that last week—and other entities within the government's oversight mechanisms are going to do this work.
I think that, given the gravity of the situation.... The absence of some of the witnesses we've requested to appear further motivates mistrust. I believe this is in the public interest, so I agree with many of my Conservative colleagues who spoke previously. I agree with the need to see these folks appear. I also agree with our Liberal colleagues that going straight to a summons is obviously something this committee is not entertaining. That, to me, is why we're having this filibuster right now.
As a way of attempting to end this filibuster and getting to the work this committee is interested in doing on behalf of Canadians, I'd like to table an amendment to this. Perhaps I can send it over to the clerk.