I must say that I'm inspired by Mr. Clement's conversion since the last session in being a strong advocate for parliamentary oversight. However, this committee is independent insofar as the parliamentarians who sit on this committee will fulfill their purpose and their responsibilities independently, but it is still a statutory creature that will report to the Prime Minister. Passing this amendment runs contrary to that, and that is why I'm against it.
On November 29th, 2016. See this statement in context.