Excuse me, Madam Chair.
That is indeed one of my concerns. We are ready for an election. In fact, we have been for a long time. I really hope that we will pass this motion, but I want to be sure that the government will not use this pretext to turn the motion into a confidence vote. If the government fell, it would die on the order paper. I want to be sure that things will not go that way no matter what.
If we have to appoint an independent commissioner right now, that involves money that does not appear in the 2008 budget. In that case, the government is going to have to release funds. That is the only question I am wondering about. I would like to get an answer to that question before voting. I am going to vote for the motion, but I want to be sure that it won't be just wishful thinking.