The press gallery?
Well, that's a great place for the Minister of Finance for a couple of hours. I think he ought to be right here with our business. I don't think there's any need for any member around this table to go out and have to listen on the radio to War of the Worlds or the next speech from the Minister of Finance or any government minister. If it were a House obligation, maybe, but our committees normally sit while the House is continuing its business.
I'm going to suggest to committee members that one of the underlying reasons here...and I'm not criticizing it. But in order to maximize media coverage of all things governmental, it would be perhaps a poor choice to have this committee televised and ongoing at the same time as the Minister of Finance makes his speech. You'll understand why I wouldn't want to play that game.
I am suggesting that we either have the meeting at 3:30 and do our work, or reschedule it in the way Ms. Jennings has suggested. That way I think we'll do a better job of our work.
Thank you.