Mr. Speaker, that was a good question from the member for Burlington.
It seems perfectly logical that members opposite who have been calling for a more open, transparent and substantive debate on the subject of Afghanistan would welcome the opportunity to have their former deputy prime minister appear before a committee. Although some members of that committee referred to the panel as elitist, it seems logical that they would want to have a realistic and substantive debate rather than suggest that the committee should just gloss over these issues.
We welcome, and in fact invite, the leader of the Liberal Party to unleash his members and let them vote for this debate to take place.