Thank you very much.
This is just as a long-standing principle that I have.
I have the utmost respect for Mr. Longfield. Don't get me wrong. His riding in Guelph is very close to my riding, so there's no issue with Mr. Longfield as a chair. When or if he's elected chair, I'm sure he'll do a fantastic job.
I've always believed that the person should be nominated from the committee that they already sit on, which is this committee. I would just ask if Ms. Diab would like to have her name stand forward as the chair of the committee. I have nothing against Mr. Longfield, but Ms. Diab has been a long-standing member of this committee and has shown herself to be very good and qualified. If she would let her name stand, then I would move her as our candidate.