Mr. Chair, the minister was here a couple of weeks ago to address the committee and answer questions on supplementary estimates B. At that time, I mentioned that it's not common to see all ministers make themselves available to the committees, but that happened. I would expect an invitation from the committee for the main estimates. Again, for supplementary estimates C, I wouldn't expect an invitation. If the committee wants to send an invitation, it would be fine, and that would be passed on to the minister, but I would expect an invitation on the mains.
On February 24th, 2009. See this statement in context.