Thank you.
The reason I say that.... I'm not doing it to be glib. I'm doing this so that no one thinks I'm doing some type of a political attack job here, as you weren't our witness.
Sir, we did a little research. You've been involved in this case for quite some time, and I commend you for all the work you've done on it in the past. Back in 2021, you were so frustrated with the system that you actually decided to run against Minister Blair as an independent because he refused to meet with you for 18 months regarding border restrictions and CBSA oversight.
Your exact quote from the Toronto Star was, “If it takes me running an entire campaign just to be able to speak to Bill Blair face to face, that shows how absurd the system is, that a person needs to run a federal election campaign just to speak to the man who needs to be accountable for those actions.”
I'd love to give you a bit of time here to expand on that and tell me about the frustrations you must have obviously gone through, because I know how much it is to put your name out and run. Go ahead, sir.