Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague for her excellent work on the committee.
I was a member of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics when the code was adopted. The member for Dufferin—Caledon probably discovered the flaw. However, we have never before had a situation where a member of a committee calls a witness, is sued by that witness and then does not have the right to rise in the House or in the committee and to discuss the matter. That is utterly ridiculous.
I listened to the member for Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier earlier. I know that he was used to being sued when he was a radio host. However, that never stopped him from going back on the radio the next day. Today, however, we are faced with a lawsuit by a witness and we are prevented from speaking in committee and in this place, the House of Commons. That is utterly ridiculous.
We must vote for this motion in order to restore power to the members, the power that citizens conferred on them when they were elected.