Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Many of us are confident that the government is not only going to review, but will make the appropriate decision.
It's important, given the comments that have been made today, to reflect on how we ended up having to have this conversation in the first place.
Before some of us were here in 2012, if I remember correctly, it was Prime Minister Harper who was talking about what a wonderful important honour it was for him to preside over the signing of the agreement that Huawei had formed with Telus. Indeed, that was in some sense the precursor that has put us in the situation where we are today.
As we seek to work together on these things, ascribing blame to the government of the day to try to expedite a decision right away belies the need to think about how we ended up where we are. It's important to realize that there have been so many close contacts, close relationships, and close supports between the Conservative Party and Huawei over the course of the last number of years.
I'm glad there are so many of us now who agree it is important to have an appropriate review and an appropriate process. Due process is important in making sure the government makes that decision in a way that protects the interests of Canadians, as it has always done, and takes into consideration the information that our intelligence agencies provide, which it always does. That is the right approach.
This is one of those situations in which Canada's national security decisions are going to be made by the people who know it best, and we should be confident in that.