The problem, as explained by the clerk to me, is that according to procedure, after 15 minutes, if you don't have a quorum, the meeting is cancelled. That can be a problem in travel, especially when you're travelling around the country. It's 15 minutes, and then you tell the people who've waited a month and prepared and had everything translated, the meeting is over. Or it can be postponed, if we can work that into our schedule. But this would allow them to give their presentation or at least to be on record. It may not be used. We may not use it. We may be able to say, will it work for you to postpone your meeting for an hour and we'll be there? Then it works. But if people aren't here, it gives them the opportunity.... Otherwise, as the chair, I'm tied to what tradition says, and this would be that the meeting could be cancelled.
That gives a lot of responsibility to the chair. If I don't like these witnesses, I can say, we aren't there, the meeting is cancelled. No, let's get their testimony.
Mr. Patry.