First of all, Mr. Chair, I don't know if the folks at the Canadian Lenders Association cited that it was vacation time when they explained why they couldn't appear. To me, this is not vacation time. This is not March break. This is not the middle of August. The folks from the Canadian Lenders Association on a full-time basis are out there advocating, spreading misinformation in the media and defending actions that are hurting the most vulnerable in our society.
They were given notice. They confirmed their appearance on Friday, so they weren't planning to be on vacation as of Friday. Suddenly they've apparently booked a vacation on Monday and Tuesday. That, to me, doesn't hold water.
I'm just expressing my disappointment because I think this is clearly a priority for them, and if it is a priority, the forum to discuss this is here when the finance committee is doing a study on the topic. That's all.