Mr. Speaker, tonight this House will vote on a motion to establish a special joint committee on foreign policy.
Yesterday my colleague from Red Deer moved an amendment to the motion that would exclude members from the other place from sitting on that committee.
Individuals from that other place have a valuable contribution to make and should be able to appear before the committee as witnesses. However, members from that other place, a place that is unelected, unaccountable and undemocratic, have no business sitting as members on this important committee.
I encourage all members of this, the elected and accountable House, to vote in support of the amendment. I hope the government will allow its members to vote freely on this issue.