Thank you.
I'm going to oppose that amendment. It is an invitation for the minister to appear, and we've always asked for two hours, if she's available, and for one hour for the department.
It's very important, and I think it's extremely important now, when we see potential significant changes in the department. I believe we've all seen the messages out there that the Canadian Coast Guard will possibly be moved to a different department of government and no longer be under fisheries, and we see that in the title of the fisheries minister, with it no longer being “Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard”.
I think that we, as a committee, deserve to understand what the new mandate of the minister will be, how the work of the department is going to proceed and what the priorities are going to be, and I don't think that can be covered off in one meeting. That's a very short round of questions for the many members of this committee. I'll oppose the amendment.