Mr. Speaker, I will respond to two of the points made by the hon. member.
If one honestly and without political rhetoric or without trying to score political points takes a look at the membership of the committee, one will see a group of eminent individuals who have proven track records in the field they are being asked to review. To suggest for a second that these individuals are lackeys of the government is to do them a disservice. I have a lot of respect for the individuals I see on this list. I have confidence that they are going to do their job well and properly.
On the point that they want to reform the tax system, I do not believe anyone in the House would not agree with that. Probably most Canadians agree with that. However, there is a process that needs to be followed.
When I was in the private sector and had to make important decisions, I did not off the top of my head figure out what I was going to do. What I did and what the government is doing is gathering the facts, the information and getting an opinion. That is what this committee is going to do.
The committee is the beginning of a process of gathering information so that just as in the private sector where decisions are made based on the information, so too can we as parliamentarians have a good, sound and knowledgeable debate and make good decisions because we will have gone out and gathered the facts, had the information and had been able to do our jobs properly. That is what this is all about. That is why I applaud the Minister of Finance for this initiative.