I understand my colleague's interest in this. I think Standing Order 108 is fine. Right now Mr. Casgrain is just a nominee. Right now he's Joe Public. I think it's a good time to have him come, before he's been gazetted and made official. One of the principles of accountability we talked about regarding appointments is the ability of the committee to vet a person before they are appointed. We would be wanting to see Mr. Casgrain before he is made official, to allow us to ask some questions.
On May 3rd, 2007. See this statement in context.