Madam Speaker, what I would respond with is twofold. One is that in direct response to the member opposite, the witness list was not closed and has not been closed since the outset of this process. In that original Wednesday meeting during that constituency week, the decision was made to call three witnesses and to determine if other witnesses would be necessary. As I referenced in my opening comments, since that time, on two different occasions, including today, the witness list has indeed been expanded.
Also, I take issue with the member's suggestion that somehow on this side of the House we are not embracing the committee process. To the contrary, we are empowering committees, we are resourcing committees and we are ensuring that parliamentary secretaries do not whip committees.
What we are not doing is what the previous government did in the past, when the Conservatives actually issued a rule book to committee chairs to instruct them on how to obstruct the committee process in 2006, which was then leaked to Don Martin at CTV, who exposed it for the nation to observe.
That is not our behaviour or our approach at committees. We believe in empowering committees, not undermining them.