Firstly, on the issue of trivial studies, the somewhat weighty-sounding “Study of Security Issues Concerning the Former Minister of Foreign Affairs” was the Bernier matter. It was narrow, it was partisan, it was designed for electoral advantage. There was no legitimate public interest being pursued here. It was all pursued elsewhere.
That this was put ahead of dealing with the sex offender registry is something that any member who was involved in advancing that should be accountable to Canadians for. You had a legal obligation under the law to conduct a parliamentary review in the sex offender registry.