Madam Speaker, this committee has to be independent, and that means it has to have broad access to sensitive information. We cannot have a prime minister who is able to restrict what the committee is working on. Some parts of the bill are almost Orwellian. It says that the Prime Minister can stop an investigation by this committee into national security matters on the grounds of national security. That makes no sense to me whatsoever.
In addition, the committee has to be able to publicize that work without the government editing it in advance. By reporting to the Prime Minister and allowing the Prime Minister's Office to redact the reports, we will lose public confidence in the work of this committee.