Madam Speaker, I certainly want to thank the member for his presentation tonight. Last night he also made a presentation in a just-in-case speech, so I want to thank the member for his service.
More importantly, the issues he spoke about were more about his commitment to this democracy and to this House. I think there is no greater honour than to be called a House of Commons person, because this institution is important.
When it comes to our duty to hold the government to account, if we are not part of the executive, the cabinet, as was impressed on me in my first year in this place, we have a responsibility to hold it accountable. That is how we have responsible government.
Would the member agree that by supporting the motion, we would not just be protecting the rights of this chamber but also giving information? The government has stonewalled us at every attempt to get this information so that we can truly know whether there was a lack of confidence in the execution of its duties or whether there were legitimate national security reasons that it would not say anything. Do the backbenchers on the Liberal side not deserve to know their own government's confidence or lack thereof?
When we present a motion such as this, do we not put forward every member's duties by giving them the information to hold the government to account?