Mr. Speaker, the member certainly has attacked Ms. Weatherill in the past. Perhaps he has finally read some of the information about her to find out exactly who she is and has decided that he better not do that any further.
Perhaps he will accept the words of the Toronto Star, which told him that his attack on her character was unwarranted and unfounded. It says, “The critics are overreaching“. That would be the member opposite. It goes on to say:
Weatherill's past experience can only aid her search for best practices. And it's not clear to us that Canada needs another costly and lengthy forum for lawyers to cross-examine those involved in the outbreak. All indications are that the main players will co-operate.
The Ottawa Citizen said:
The appointment of Sheila Weatherill, a former Edmonton health authority president, to head a federal probe into last summer's deadly listeriosis outbreak is a welcome step to restoring confidence in Canada's food safety system.
Why can the member not take yes as an answer?