Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Beech raises an excellent question actually, which is why, if we want to manage the committee appropriately, we would need to know, with respect to inviting witnesses, for how long the minister is available on Tuesday. Unless we find out that answer, I don't see how we could proceed at all.
As I hypothesized last week...I actually believe the minister wants to come for two hours. That's my own personal belief, but as I mentioned last week, it was the Prime Minister's Office that was a little uncomfortable about it for a whole bunch of reasons, but we need to know for how long she's available in order to appropriately manage the committee.
I understand we have a question out to the minister's office. I'm quite happy to walk over there and ask. I know exactly where the building is, the James Michael Flaherty Building. I know what floor it's on. I didn't work in that building but I have been in it, and I'm happy to walk over there before question period. I will do that, but if we don't have an answer from the minister, I don't see how we'll have a resolution before the end of this meeting.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.