I'm afraid not, Mr. Chair.
I would say in the beginning—and thank you, folks, for coming—that an hour's briefing is not exactly enough, given the comprehensiveness of these treaties.
Mr. Cannan suggested that the opposition could debate this by using an opposition day. That's just not the way to do business, and in my view it breaks the word of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who said in 2008 that “[We] will allow Canadians and parliamentarians to debate these treaties.” Well, this is not a debate. This is a briefing.