Declaration of Emergency committee  We could decide in public.

Declaration of Emergency committee  You're proposing that the entire meeting be held in camera. I propose instead that the part of the meeting devoted to working on and drafting the report be held in camera, but not the part when we identify the relevant evidence we want to have translated. We don't need to meet in camera for that part, since we won't be drafting the report.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Can we plan to hold part of the meeting in public and the other part—

Declaration of Emergency committee  I have a third point. Should we ask the analysts to produce a report to be submitted to the clerks of the House and the Senate? Should we prepare a draft report explaining the stages of our work and the reasons why our work was suspended for almost a year? That is actually Mr. Fortin's suggestion.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I'm saying to Mr. Fortin that I think that's a really good idea.

Declaration of Emergency committee  And the documentation that we need....

Declaration of Emergency committee  I think the first item on the agenda should be the following: Those who want certain documents in the 900‑page index to be translated need to identify them. That goes for our anglophone colleagues as well, because some of the documents are in French only. Then we would have to update the draft report that we started while ensuring we receive all the documents requested in both official languages.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I'm sorry, but—

Declaration of Emergency committee  I'd like to say one thing. I hate the suggestion that we're not working because we're waiting for documents to which we are constitutionally entitled. We work, we receive documents, we study them in depth. Just because we aren't meeting as a committee doesn't mean we aren't working.

Declaration of Emergency committee  We are expecting documents in May. In addition, there will be a week-long break that month. So I would be more comfortable if we started or resumed this work once we have at least received the documents that the Privy Council Office has said it will submit. The documents I requested outline the positions of all parties involved and the arguments raised at the Rouleau Commission.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Yes, I know.

Declaration of Emergency committee  It's the week after.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Today is April 30. Parliament is sitting next week and then there's a week-long break. According to the letter we received a few hours ago, the Privy Council Office will send the missing documents by May 30. If we receive them next week, we could meet earlier. We could meet once we have received the documents.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Yes, and it is for the purpose of obtaining the evidence we need and identifying the documents we want, that is to say those that have been translated and that we have received. As we can see, what we have today is a progress report. We have received some of the documents. We have the index that we asked for to allow us to select the documents that we would like to have translated.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I am sorry, but I cannot agree with Senator Harder's proposal. We asked for an index in both languages in order to select documents. We just received it, so let's continue our work. Let's name the documents that, at first glance, appear to be relevant. It's already an exercise in compromise, the nature of which Mr.