Far from it, sir. I think one would like to know the truth about that.
It would be very reassuring to me to learn, for example, that there were small-market impacts that were seriously threatening patients. If that were true, I could better understand why Parliament might have acted in the middle of the night. Being a strong advocate of freedom of information and someone who worked very strongly in my own parliamentary career here to get freedom of information in British Columbia, I think one answer to that would be to see the cabinet briefing documents prepared by the Privy Council Office. If your committee could see those...I can't see a reason, as a Canadian citizen, that those ought not to be made public. There is no matter of national security at stake.
If one saw that the briefing notes explained to the Prime Minister's Office and to the leaders of the opposition parties that there was truly a crisis, this would be reassuring to people like me, just as Canadian citizens. That's the only reason I'm really here today. I'm a Canadian citizen, and I have enough respect for Parliament and parliaments, in general, to take the time out of my day to contribute the little insight I have.
I don't think I disagree very much with Dr. Gulenchyn, from what I've heard.