I share some of the concerns about redaction. In this Parliament we've seen some concerning instances where documents were over-redacted. Perhaps a compromise would be to involve the law clerk in the process of reviewing the documents. That's something I could support. Otherwise I tend to agree with Mr. Scheer that having a cleaner motion makes more sense.
I would remind folks that there was a 2009 report by the public accounts committee that said very clearly that “A committee’s power to call for persons, papers and records is [said to be] absolute”, and that was a committee chaired by a Liberal. I think getting these documents makes a lot of sense. It's going to get answers for Canadians, and it's something I support.