If they are refusing to see the member, he should go to the minister. They do not refuse to see the lobbyists so I cannot imagine a public servant refusing to meet with a member of Parliament. I find that crazy.
If a member tells me of any public servant who refuses to meet with an elected person I will stand up in the House and we will talk about it. Even before I will, the Prime Minister will go berserk. As someone who has been in nine different government departments, the Prime Minister understands the public service is there to implement the political will of the approved legislation in the House. If there is resistance to it, it is our fault to allow the resistance.
I appreciate the comment from my colleague from Trois-Rivières that we should be ever vigilant as we deal with the public service in the way it manages some of these pieces of legislation we approve in the House. However, I do not share his view that members of Parliament cannot have a substantial role in amending and designing legislation. For that reason we will not be supporting this motion.