Mr. Chair, in practical terms, we could ask for the first week of February, but if the minister is not available, it won't work.
I don't disagree with Mr. Bachrach or Mr. Perkins that sooner is better in terms of launching the work we're doing here, but to be that definitive in the motion just sets up something that may well not work at all. I think “at their earliest convenience”, as in Mr. Kelloway's amendment, is probably the most appropriate.