Mr. Chair, I'm a little perplexed because this compromise proposal basically corresponds to things that government members have been offering for weeks. I'm a little surprised when the documents have already been provided. We already know which documents are subject to cabinet confidence so the deadline of this Friday should not be a problem.
The issue around the Privy Council and the Ethics Commissioner is upon invitation. That shouldn't be a problem either.
I'm a little perplexed. This is a compromise that seems to meet the government more than halfway, maybe three-quarters of the way, and we have not had a functioning finance committee since August, as you know, Mr. Chair, since the Prime Minister abruptly prorogued Parliament and shut down all the committees.
I don't understand why we would take more time to meet what the government members have already offered. I think we should be able to resolve it at this meeting.