For the first amendment, the line of questioning I have is germane, because it would determine the scope in terms of timelines. I can't, with full information, support or reject Ms. Khalid's amendment if I'm not clear about where we would land in terms of the full complement of witnesses.
I would say to the committee that, in dealing with Ms. Khalid's amendment, I would not be supporting it. I would seek to maintain, at this moment, three meetings.
I would suggest, as a show of good faith to both parties—to Mr. Villemure, who has put forward a very comprehensive motion and to the governing side, which, I believe, is open to exploring and studying this—that, in the interim, at the appropriate time, I put forward an amendment that we switch out Mr. Butts for the top person in the Privy Council Office, not a junior staffer or anybody else, and that we keep it open. Should we not have, in the first two meetings, adequate and necessary responses to have the full picture, then, at that point, Mr. Villemure could reintroduce a motion to invite Mr. Butts to the third meeting.
At this point, I will not be supporting Ms. Khalid's amendment, and, at the appropriate time, I would put that forward as a compromise.