I'll be quite brief, because I've already presented the substance of this motion at our last meeting. I am a little surprised by the previous vote.
My point is not related to any particular request. The point I want to make is that it seems to me that we are not engaging in partisan politics when we ask a minister to appear. With all due respect to officials, I would like to point out that they are subordinates. The ones who give the orders and come up with the vision are the politicians. If a minister cannot appear, for whatever reason, we should be able to meet with the parliamentary secretary. That makes sense to me. What we want to discuss is the vision of those who make the decisions, who lead and who give the directions.
For reason x, y or z, the parliamentary secretary may not be able to appear either. I would like the chair and the clerk to at least have the freedom, either to automatically invite the parliamentary secretary to save time and achieve the objective, or to have a discussion with those who make the decisions.
I do not think I need to reread the motion, it is clear enough. That's what I had to say.