Mr. Speaker, I have a fairly simple question. I read through the motion and the amendment, and essentially the motion is to refer the government's refusal to produce the documents to committee and to direct the committee to call certain witnesses. The implication is that the committee's work is what would lead to greater accountability and get Canadians the answers that they deserve on this important matter.
If that is the case, and assuming that Canadians deserve those answers as quickly as possible, why would we not vote on the motion, refer it to committee so the witnesses could be called, and undertake that important work so we could get answers as quickly as possible? I do not understand the rationale or the strategy for drawing out the debate for days when the actual work should be done at committee.