Not to belabour this, Mr. Chair, so that we get on with our business of the day, I think Mr. Ménard's point is a good point. Perhaps we can all give our cell numbers to the clerk. However, I would also want to bring up the point to the Liberal members, and to all the opposition members, that we do have a timeframe on this bill. This is not an ordinary committee. It's a legislative committee. It doesn't work like ordinary committees work. We also have to take into consideration the return date of November 22. We have a very narrow window of time. Everyone is aware of that.
Certainly, Mr. Chair, we also as parliamentarians have a responsibility to our witnesses. At the last meeting, you said you would try to get witnesses if you could. Obviously you were able to arrange for the witnesses, and therefore we're meeting.
Mr. Ménard's point is a good point, and I would say we simply follow that. But if you have to change the time, I think you have to have leeway to change that time. It's our job to either be here or to have someone replace us.