Madam Speaker, I am glad we had time to mention the legendary David Christopherson. I was very pleased and honoured to serve in the caucus with him for four years. His knowledge of public accounts and procedure and House affairs is unparalleled among parliamentarians. Certainly, the member for New Westminster—Burnaby, our House leader, has been fearless in going to the wall when he thinks there is government outreach.
What I would say to the member for Kingston and the Islands is basically a repetition of my previous answer to the member for Hamilton Centre. Filibustering is an important tool in the hands of the opposition, but it has to be used with a clear purpose in mind. I would argue that David Christopherson and the member for New Westminster—Burnaby had clearly set goals in the use of their filibusters. If we look at the various Liberal tactics at committees, the Liberals are quite obviously trying to avoid transparency and trying to avoid the opposition uncovering the truth in its various investigations.