Chair, I actually want to work with Alex on this, but the concern I have is...for example, if this binder had been translated first and then distributed to committee and then it was determined that it wasn't the correct information.... The cost of translating a brick like that is $20,000 to $40,000. Those are the estimates I've heard, and the amount of time, of course, that is required.
That's why I'm hesitating to pass the motion, where whatever is submitted automatically gets translated, automatically gets handed out to the members, if there is a concern that whatever is going to be submitted--especially if it's thick like that--may not be pertinent to what Mr. Atamanenko is actually looking for. Normally, when we ask for reports, presentations, and copies of speeches to be distributed, they're four or five pages long, and that's not a big issue. But this is a different matter. That's why I'm hesitating here. I'm completely in favour of having documents translated for committee.
It is very important.
I only want to make sure that we don't misspend the committee's time and resources translating something that isn't actually pertinent--