Mr. Speaker, there is nothing like leading with one's jaw.
We all know that the opposition NDP asked for 25 hearings and got eight. The government started with three. Lists and the priority on lists are completely irrelevant when these witnesses should have been there, especially when one is an officer of Parliament and especially when one is one of the only three bodies overseeing one of our national security agencies.
The fact is that they were not heard. The government did not want them heard. That is the fact.