Mr. Chairman, I have an observation.
My understanding is that there was an agreement among the House leaders, particularly because the government wants to get these estimates through. For example, the minister will be appearing at the national defence committee on Monday. He will be returning from Germany on Sunday night, I guess, and he will be there. So it is a priority.
Not to tell this committee what to do, but I would suggest that the estimates definitely need to be dealt with, and not just for an hour. The minister may only be there for an hour or whatever, but certainly his officials will be there.
Also, an issue I have is that those documentations should be made available well in advance to the members of the committee. Otherwise, how are the members of the committee going to review them if they are simply presented on the day of, which has often happened at some committees?
I understand the House leaders are all in agreement. They want to move this along. And I'm sure the parliamentary secretary will make sure that the minister is here.