Thank you for that. Thank you for your statement, Mr. Schreiber.
Just for clarification and to advise you, this committee does meet Tuesdays and Thursdays while the House is sitting, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. We have meetings after this on December 4, December 6, December 11, and December 13. The committee has also under consideration to have additional meetings in December. As well, there are recommendations to the committee to have additional meetings through January. We do have lots of time to hear you, and I think it would be in the best public interest and your interest and this committee's interest that you be permitted, if it is a legal obligation and all the things are cleared, to be able to do what you have to do with regard to other proceedings, if those are in order. We understand that. But I want you to understand that we do have time to hear you, and we are flexible on that time to take into account your other obligations, which we understand very well.
Secondly, Mr. Schreiber, you indicated that you were not clear on our mandate or what the committee is here for. Did you receive a copy of my letter of Thursday, November 22, 2007, to you with regard to the call to bring you before the committee?