Madam Speaker, out of respect for the member, I do not want to marginalize the issue, because it really is an important issue, but the Conservatives are really much more concerned about my previous question. I would ask for the member to provide his thoughts on this.
Today, the Conservatives say that they want this report to go to the industry and technology committee. They have a number of speakers whom they want to hear on this, and then the committee has to report back by December 17. The other day, they moved that another standing committee, public accounts, deal with another issue, call someone like Mark Carney before the committee and report back within 21 days. These are two that just popped up in this last week.
My concern is that the Conservative Party is using the House to set the agendas of standing committees, when standing committees have the ability to deal with the issues, including the issue that we are talking about today. The standing committee could in fact meet, discuss the issue, have the presenters come forward and set a deadline for itself.
Does the member have any concerns that the Conservatives might be manipulating for other political objectives?