Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his speech. He is a former math and physics teacher, and I wish I could ask him questions regarding the quality of our math and physics education in our school system today. In my opinion, our students are falling behind in math and physics compared to their counterparts in many parts of the world, and this is affecting our competitiveness in the global, knowledge-based economy.
I want to acknowledge that the member's speech had less political rhetoric compared to those of many of his colleagues, although I disagree with many of the things he said. Specifically, being a member of the public accounts committee, I share with him the respect that we both have for the Office of the Auditor General. However, the Auditor General has expressed a concern on the blurring of the powers between different parts of the government, and the RCMP has specifically said in a letter to the law clerk of the House of Commons that it is very unlikely that it can use the records that this motion would provide to it in its investigation.