That's why, at the public accounts committee in the sponsorship investigation, we did three things: one, we affirmed Parliament's right to ask for and receive cabinet documents; we affirmed again something that was almost lapsing, the power of subpoena—I think 1912 was the last time it had been used—and the third point we reaffirmed, Mr. Chair, and you were part of those discussions, was the independence of Parliament and the Bill of Rights of 1689 to assure the independence of Parliament.
C'est pourquoi, dans son enquête sur les commandites, le comité des comptes publics a fait trois choses: premièrement, nous avons confirmé que le Parlement avait le droit de demander et de recevoir des documents du Cabinet. Nous avons confirmé aussi le pouvoir d'assignation, devenu presque caduc — il avait été utilisé la dernière fois en 1912, je crois.