Thank you, Chair.
Mr. Cullen and I have talked before about the idea of steering committees. The last time we had the steering committee go over a list of witnesses it worked quite well. You can see how long it's going to take for us to spend a lot of time this morning or in subsequent meetings trying to put together a witness list and a potential plan. I would suggest that we consider having a steering committee go over that. It worked well in the past, and I believe it would work well for this.
You're quite right that what we've discussed to this point has been up to 2012. We're looking to what's after 2012. The G-8 plus 5 climate change dialogue--and Mr. Cullen is going, as many of us on the committee are going, as there's representation from each party--may provide a helpful perspective to build that witness list. I'm willing to meet now, but I would suggest that we'll have a healthier perspective in planning for the future and building a realistic witness list after the G-8 plus 5. That's what I would suggest.
I'm hoping Bill C-377 will provide some good guidance. There are some problems with it, and hopefully we'll find some middle ground. There was some comment in the report from the Library of Parliament that an amendment was suggested for Bill C-288 because of some concerns.
Another witness we need to have would be the environment commissioner. I think that would be helpful. There are some expectations of the commissioner.
I would suggest that we have the witness list built at the steering committee.