First of all, we're forgetting that we're going to be the steering committee, and I think at our first meeting we should already know what witnesses we're going to have. We should already have submitted their names to the clerk and he can come back with some sort of idea of when they are able to testify.
The first meeting should be a short, sharp meeting focused on where we're going and how we're going to get there. That's what we had talked about before, I thought. And then certainly the clerk or the chair could have the department come for the next available meeting, which would be the first week in February, I think, or the second week in February. The first week of February would be my preference, for sure.
The first meeting would be, in essence, a steering committee meeting to make sure we're focused and we're going to get this job done for Canadians, and then the second meeting would be with the department, if indeed the chair feels that should be the first meeting. And by then certainly we'll know where the witnesses are going to be and how we're going to get there.
Does that sound reasonable?