Madam Speaker, I do not think the member understands that the Conservative Party is manipulating a standing committee, and it is not the first time. The standing committee can choose whatever it wants to talk about, whatever it wants to study, and provide a report. It can determine the individuals it wants to call to committee.
What the Conservatives are doing, and it is not the first time, is bringing forward an amendment to instruct a standing committee, as opposed to allowing the standing committee to have some essence. Periodically, it might be of value for the House of Commons to instruct, but my advice to Bloc members is to realize when they are being conned by the Conservative agenda.
The Conservatives are trying to slip something through to manipulate a standing committee and dictate who should be going to that standing committee, taking away the independence of it. This is not the first time it has happened in the last week. I do not think that is a coincidence.