Mr. Speaker, I had the pleasure of serving for a time on the veterans affairs committee, which the member chaired very capably, and his passion is evident.
My question in many ways relates to the comments that the member for Timmins—James Bay was getting all worked up about. I would ask the member, in his position as chair, or really just as a parliamentarian, when he hears from independent advocacy groups, can independence and trust be placed in a group if they work out of offices of parliamentarians running contrary to the government and if they are funded by an organization—