Thank you, Chair.
I want to thank my Bloc colleague for bringing this forward. Like his counterpart Mr. Villemure, he is truly one of the most ethical people I've met in Parliament. I don't say that lightly; he is. We will support it, especially with the changes that have clarified that the two witnesses are coming together for one hour.
I share Mr. Green's concerns about a meeting being scheduled outside our regular time, which isn't reflected in this motion. I want to put that on the record. This committee does have a habit of just having meetings. It's the chair's prerogative and I acknowledge that. It's just unlike any other committee I've been on, in that there are no conversations with other parties when scheduling meetings.
I don't want to see this meeting scheduled on July 21 or some day in the middle of the summer. I don't know if my colleague wants to add anything to that effect, but I think the intent was that it be held during our regular sitting time. I'm just looking for clarity on that.
Maybe we can just leave it. It's not a hill I'm going to die on. I just want to get on the record that I agree with Mr. Green that we should have consultation with the chair and the other parties before meetings are scheduled.
As I said, I'm not going to propose an amendment, because I appreciate what the Bloc has put forward. I'll leave it at that.