Mr. Chairman, I want to thank Mr. McDonald for coming to give his presentation.
I listened dutifully, but when he introduced the presentation of a document he was prepared to table--I think those were his exact words--as being some supporting evidence for the fact that the department has been doing things in a very competent and legal fashion, and he doesn't have it for us in both official languages, I think he's testing the patience of members of Parliament and he's impugning the integrity of the committee to have access to information it is investigating.
If he's not prepared to provide us with the documentation he says is important, I think there is very little use in hearing whatever else he's got to say. Otherwise, we're going to be questioning his credibility for the rest of this sitting. I just find this absolutely unacceptable.
As does Monsieur Laframboise, I have my questions ready as well. But this is absolutely unacceptable that a witness, especially a member of the department, would come forward and say, “Listen to me, I'm doing a great job. And by the way, just so you know what a great job I'm doing, I'm going to give you a document that shows what a job I've been doing for the last ten years, but I don't have it here and I don't have it in both official languages and I haven't compiled it yet.”
What kinds of fools do you take us for?