To that point, we heard over and over again, and from the Canadian Bar Association, citing the same thing:
In our view, the parliamentary committee should be able to set its own agenda, with input from Ministers...8(c) is problematic partially because it allows Ministers to influence the agenda and the priorities of the Parliamentary Committee.
I think we heard that over and over again from testimony.
I sit here and wonder why we spent the time going across Canada, having witness after witness read into testimony the very things that we're trying to put in place here, only to have it thrown out the window. It's a colossal waste of everybody's time.
I'm not sure what the intent was through this entire exercise. I don't know that there was one person who gave testimony that we heard contrary to this. I'm at a loss, Mr. Chair.
Those are my comments.