I disagree somewhat with Ms. Hinton. I'm not saying she's right, but we've almost completed our study of the ombudsman question. Next, we'll be moving on to the Veterans Charter, which could take weeks and even months. Just think of how many months we devoted to our study of the ombudsman issue. The Charter will take up just as much of our time. When will we adopt Brent's bill on peacekeepers? I would much rather we amend Ms. Hinton's motion. Let's attend to this once we've finished with the ombudsman question -- and we're almost done with that , since we have only one more witness to hear from -- and before we begin our study of the charter. Madam, it will take us only two days to adopt the bill. We all agree with it, all parties voted in favour of it on first reading. The only minor glitch is the date. Will it be August 9 or August 22? That's the only point of disagreement among the parties. Don't tell me that we can't settle this in a day or two.
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