Thank you and congratulations to the chair on his appointment and election.
I am very encouraged to see you up there and guiding us through this committee business.
I don't doubt the gravity of the situation with P.E.I. potatoes and the importance of the topic. I do have some concerns that I need to express based on the timelines. I think we're talking about officials. I haven't seen the motion in writing, but it sounds like we have quite a list of individuals that Mr. Barlow would like to have appear before December 22, which is pretty short notice given that today is the 16th of December. I'm not sure how realistic that is, to be honest. I want to express some concern related to that.
Also, my understanding is that our meetings are normally two hours. Why is it a three-hour meeting, why the short notice and why on December 22?
I would ask Mr. Barlow if he'd be willing to clarify this for the committee. Thank you.