I thank my colleague. I get the points he's making, but I have a hard time understanding why opposition members seem to be waking up today when only five days are left before the break. My Conservative colleague just said that we could have addressed this issue much earlier, and I agree. However, I believe that if meeting with the Minister of Finance was a priority for the Conservatives, my colleague would have made that point before today.
Furthermore, I understand that committee members want to meet with the minister after the economic update has been tabled. As I said earlier, it will be tabled on December 16 and the House will adjourn on December 17. I'm not in a position to confirm the minister's availability during the 12 hours of December 17.