Thank you, Mr. Chair.
If I may, I want to take this opportunity to thank you personally for having returned to Ottawa. Every member of this committee had to cancel, or at the very least reschedule, important constituency work to be here today. But as we all know, the people of your riding have been devastated by severe flooding, and clearly you would much rather be home at this time attending to their needs.
We have a motion that we would like to submit, in both official languages, that we feel addresses this issue in the most productive, reasonable, and honest way possible.
I hereby move that the committee commend the efforts of front-line police officers who worked in exceptionally difficult circumstances to protect the safety of Canadians, delegates, and visitors to the city of Toronto and the town of Huntsville; and that the committee reject calls to promote the agendas of the violent mob made up of thugs and hooligans who set fire to police cars and damaged property during the G-20 in Toronto.
The Government of Canada has been open and transparent with--