It's the wording of the motion that I object to. It's regarding this summons. It's the dramatic summons of this person. This is not becoming of the procedures and processes that this committee usually undergoes. We had a motion, just previously, presented by Madame Sinclair-Desgagné from the Bloc Québécois.
I will speak in French for a moment. I see that my colleague Marie-Hélène Gaudreau is with us. We were able to talk about the motion that Ms. Sinclair-Desgagné wanted to move. That's the proper way to do things in committees. We exchange views, even if we don't always agree.
We don't always agree, but at least we have a discussion. That way, we can achieve an outcome that suits everyone. But that is not really what is happening in the current situation. Mr. Genuis, who moved the motion, is trying to rush things. He thinks that we've fallen asleep on this side of the table, but we're wide awake.
As I already said, it may be a very interesting meeting, but you have to send a request to the person. I remember—I think that Ms. Gaudreau was present in those circumstances—the way witnesses were sometimes treated by certain members of the official opposition during meetings of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. The way these individuals who came to testify were treated was shameful. They were being threatened and harassed at home. Their privacy was invaded. It was really disgusting.
With that, Mr. Chair, I'll pass it on.