Mr. Chair, I do believe the committee was afforded a gracious opportunity to have the minister here for an hour. We did indeed start late. Could I ask, through you, the minister if she could indeed afford the committee some extra time?
There are some really important issues that need to be dealt with. One, in particular, I'd really like to hear about is some level of commitment from the minister that she will indeed meet with stakeholders from eastern Canada--from Newfoundland and Labrador, from Nova Scotia, from P.E.I., from New Brunswick, and from Quebec--who've asked to meet with the minister on the fisheries crisis.
Through you, Mr. Chair, I'd ask the minister if she could indeed afford the full one hour that she did commit to us. That would be very helpful.