I am not especially pleased by what I have just heard, Mr. Chair. I have shown a lot of good will this fall. We have repeatedly delayed the study to make room for all kinds of other things. We will get to the end of the parliamentary session without having had the time to complete the freedom of expression study, including the reports, despite the commitments and compromises made in that regard by each of the parties here. So that does not leave me in a very good mood for our future discussions together.
Last week, we discussed a possible schedule with the Conservatives, by adding a meeting on Monday afternoon, but nothing was decided. And yet it was a completely fair and suitable suggestion that would have easily allowed us to complete the two studies in the time remaining. No one has said anything about it though.
So not only is this surprising, but we are also uncertain about the content of the upcoming meetings.
I understand that the analysts' work is very important, and we want to give the analysts what they need to do their job properly. On the other hand, if the suggested schedule were accepted, we and the analysts would perhaps have enough time to do the work without time pressures and without jeopardizing our commitment to completing the freedom of expression study within the agreed upon timelines.
I will leave that with you, Mr. Chair, because there are witnesses with us and we want to start working on the study today. That said, we should perhaps also start discussing the suggestion made, namely, to add a meeting on Monday afternoon in addition to the one on Monday morning, which would allow us to move forward more quickly on both fronts.