Thank you, Chair.
I had a point of order. It relates to our invitation to Bill Boyd, the minister responsible for Senate reform in Saskatchewan. My understanding is that an invitation was made by the committee to Mr. Boyd, and my understanding is also that if that invitation were to be renewed, he would be able to come here. I know that there had been some discussion of the fact that he hadn't been here, and I think that may have been the consequence of some kind of communication failure. I won't speculate as to exactly of what type that would be.
I know when I spoke to you earlier today about this, you indicated you were a bit surprised. My understanding is they had not been aware of the invitation until it was too late to actually come, so I suspect there's just been some kind of lapse, and we can all imagine what these things are. We all know what happens with e-mails and so on, or, for that matter, telephone messages. At any rate, if that could be renewed, I think we stand a very good chance of getting Mr. Boyd here.