Madam Speaker, concerning this issue, the Bloc Quebecois also deplores the leak we were made aware this morning. Some people think this is a way of intimidating the foreign affairs committee so that it will refrain from making recommendations to bring about a foreign policy more attuned to our times.
This morning, we determined that we should support the chair of our committee, and all opposition party members felt it was necessary to make a statement in the House to insist on the independence of the foreign affairs committee and its members, and on the independence of parliament in this matter.
We think that this statement will clarify the situation, and help prevent further intrusion in a process that has been confidential up to now and should have remained so. If there was a breach, it would appear that some people want to use the process to—