I want us to resume debating this motion and to have the opportunity to discuss the very important issue of the Infrastructure Bank.
Madam Chair, you were addressed by the chair of the Standing Committee on Finance, who invited the committee to provide recommendations and amendments, as appropriate. The letter specified the following:
Accordingly, the Parliamentary Counsel ... Nathalie Caron ... as well as the Legislative Clerk, Justin Vaive ... are available to advise your Committee, respectively, on the drafting of amendments and their admissibility.
I think the Standing Committee on Finance's message was quite clear.
The letter also said the following:
Therefore, I invite you to send me the Committee's recommendations, including any suggested amendments, by letter, in both official languages, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 19, 2017.
It was the Friday before the break week, when we returned to our respective constituencies. I'll skip this part.
To my surprise, upon my return, I learned that you wrote a letter to the chair of the Standing Committee on Finance on our behalf. I was personally insulted, since I never felt that I was consulted regarding the matter.
I'll read the letter you sent.