Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would agree with my colleague Mr. Watson. I will not be supporting this motion.
I think there is a high level of frustration on all sides, because we are working very hard on this committee. As Mr. Watson said, it's not always popular, extremely interesting work. There is not media here covering it, and it's not a joke. These are serious issues we're dealing with.
We have an obligation to reflect the priorities of Canadians, not our own political agendas. That's something we've been very careful to do here. We really want to listen to what Canadians are talking about and reflect on what they want us to speak about.
My concern is that this is just another attempt on the part of some Liberal members to try to find a way to force an unnecessary election. They have no reason. Canadians don't want an election, so what are they trying to do? They find a little pet project or a little pet issue they can wave around and try to get some media attention.
The fact is that we are hearing from mayors, reeves, and premiers across the country who are thrilled with what we're doing. They're thrilled with the stimulus package. Finally somebody is paying attention to the needs they have. They've been ignored for 13 long years. Finally we're responding to them. We're getting this money out faster than any government in history. And what are we doing here? We're taking time to argue a political point, which is ridiculous. So I will not be supporting it.
I would encourage you, my honourable colleague, to come to the committee. Again, we have some really strong goodwill on this committee. We've travelled together, we've done this work together, and I think it would build the credibility that you would have on the committee if you would show up a little more often.