Thank you.
To Mr. Nantel's point, I would say that we have time restrictions, a deadline, and studies to complete. As committee members, we must make sure that wisdom prevails. We do indeed need to put a structure in place and set aside enough time to hear from witnesses and draft the report. I think it's entirely reasonable to say that between now and the deadline, we can spread out the work over 10 meetings. If a problem arises, we'll take that into account.
I, for one, was not elected a member of Parliament to do half a study on the media and then move on to another topic. It seems to me that we are all professionals with extensive support to do the research and report on our findings. It is our job to decide on the individuals and groups we want to meet with, in accordance with very specific categories; to hear from those people; to ask questions; to report on our findings in a professional manner; and to table the final report in Parliament by the deadline, if not before. If we make just the right adjustments, I think we can complete this work by the end of the sitting in late June. If we make that our goal and structure the work accordingly, we should be able to make it happen.
I respect what Mr. Reid said, but we could debate the issue for two, even three, years. What matters, though, is that we structure the work appropriately, do it effectively and efficiently, and stick to the time frames. We've done some fairly serious work on the reports dealing with the media, women in sport, and so forth. We have no choice but to structure our work to make sure we accomplish what we need to within a limited amount of time.
Thank you.