Thanks, Chair.
I'd like to agree with Mr. Easter. Yes, having steering committee meetings outside of regular meetings is a good idea. I think the steering committee can probably work that out amongst themselves.
I want to take this last opportunity to clarify what Mr. Bellavance was saying, because what he said was inaccurate. He's saying that I said the reason the department is not here is because we hadn't seen the steering committee report. That's absolutely untrue; it's absolutely not what I said. I said I don't know why the department is not here. I don't speak to the department. I did not invite the department. I did not discourage the department from coming. The clerk communicated with the department, not me.
My only point is that it is good practice for the main committee to review a steering committee report before it's implemented, and it's a practice that we've been following to date. I want to clarify that, because I think it's unfair when another member says this is what happened when that's not what happened at all, and it's not what I said happened.
So I'm just clearing the record, Chair.