Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I appreciate the government taking the position to help out here.
Following on what both my colleagues have said, if we don't have the minister here, it's an announcement, really. It's saying that the House recognizes the industry, the call for the problem to get resolved and to meet with the producers. I have a sense from the discussions the minister has had—and I appreciate the fact that he has been out talking, too—that he's been briefed on the whole issue of diafiltered milk and has met with a number of the dairy producers, so I'm convinced by his actions that the 18 days is not the issue. I think the issue would be not having come to this committee. That would be an issue, I think.
If it just became an announcement to meet and not do anything, we're going to break before we would hear it as an announcement, rather than coming as something from this committee. We've all agreed on the significance that it has to this industry, not only to the producers but also on the processing side, so I would support that.
I'm seeing some nods, so I think you could request it and it would happen. I think everyone, not just in this committee but on the dairy and the processing side, really needs to hear from the minister, and I'm almost convinced that he's prepared to do that because he's had some ongoing consultations.