Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Another day, and another conspiracy theory by the Conservatives. I'm very pleased to be here at this committee today to see that the Conservatives have not lost their ability to invent a scandal where one doesn't exist. They call this an affront to transparency. I would suggest it's an affront to reality.
The fact is that while Dr. Lewis was speaking and talking about how there's a refusal of witnesses, a refusal to conduct this study, we have witnesses sitting here ready to answer questions. Instead of answering those questions and talking about the Infrastructure Bank, the Conservatives would rather spend time creating clips and clickbait, and will probably attempt to fundraise and make money on the clickbait they would create, rather than to put questions to the witnesses sitting right here today.
The only affront we have here today is to reality within the Conservative Party, because how can anybody suggest there is no transparency while you have witnesses here...?