Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank Mr. Donnelly for the motion.
The only point I think we would raise on this side is that we are getting very near the end of the supply period. As the motion indicates, we only have a very few days. It's not really traditional in this committee—it is in some—to look at all of the estimates all of the time. We always look at the main estimates but not always at supplementary estimates (A) and (B). We wouldn't be breaking with tradition to not look at the estimates. I'm happy to do so, though, because it's generally good news. Usually there's an increase in spending in supps (B) that wasn't in the main estimates. We're happy to do that.
I guess my only advice would be that if we're going to do this in the future, we should sort of give a little bit more notice. Although we can ask the minister to come, ultimately it will be his decision whether it works within his schedule. I know he will try to respond. He will send officials if he can't be here. The tighter the timeframe you make it, the less likely it is that he will be able to fit it into his schedule. It's pretty tight between now and December 16, as you can imagine.
That said, I think we're prepared to support the motion.