Thank you, Mr. Bachand.
I might add that item 4 of the report of the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on National Defense states:
That the Standing Committee on National Defense invite representatives of the Department of National Defense for a two-hour session on the re–hiring by the Department of retired soldiers and public servants.
I know that the clerk is trying to invite those persons for next Tuesday if at all possible. Your suggestion is very timely because, if they are unable to appear next Tuesday, we might then invite representatives of Group Reserves 2000, since we know that the Minister of National Defense, Mr. MacKay, will being with us on Thursday from 8:30 am to 9:30 am and that, from 9:30 am to 10:30 am, we will be hearing public servants to deal with the Estimates of the Department of National Defense.
So, I would like members of the committee to tell me if they agree with the clerk asking representatives of Group Reserves 2000 to appear before us on Tuesday if members of the Department are unable to join us to talk about the re-hiring all soldiers and public servants.