I have a similar concern to that raised by Ms. Nash. The pre-budget consultation report is due on December 2, and if we're going to devote a minimum of 12 meetings to this, we wouldn't be able to look at any other issue until March 2012, based on the current parliamentary schedule.
Given the global economic situation, the IMF's report on Canadian unemployment today, and some of these other issues, I think it would be irresponsible for us to devote 12 meetings to this. I agree that it's an important subject and one that we could do. I would have proposed two meetings, but I can live with four meetings. I very strongly support the subject, I support the analysis we're going to undertake, but given what's going on globally and within Canada, I think it would be irresponsible to take more than four meetings to study this.