Because you weren't part of the discussions, let me explain the process. The process was that we were having three sessions to deal with this bill. In the first session, the first hour was the Minister of Finance; the second hour was senior officials from the department; and then from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. it was witnesses, as agreed to by the three parties. We're obviously late because of the half-hour vote, so we've pushed that back and the witnesses are waiting in the crowd to present.
We're still in the senior officials part, and we were supposed to be done by 6:30, but obviously we're running past 6:30. Tomorrow night we have more witnesses, as agreed to by the three parties, to appear before the committee. Thursday afternoon we've agreed to deal with clause-by-clause.
That is the agreement between the three parties, and that is what the chair is attempting to get through, in the interest of time, because it may get to be midnight and we'll still be here. I suspect that's not what committee members want. I'm assuming the opposition wants to deal with the other eight parts of the bill it has questions on, which is why I've asked members about 16 times to prioritize their questions on the sections.
At a certain point the chair is going to move to the witnesses in the crowd and allow the finance officials to go home.
Yes, Ms. Glover.