Mr. Oliphant seems to be particularly prickly after the holidays. Perhaps he would need further appointments to correct this. I had no malicious intent.
Be that as it may, I'll get back to the point I wanted to make.
The problem with Mr. Oliphant's proposal is that we are facing an emergency that translates into a humanitarian situation on the ground, one that is deteriorating by the hour. I do not think we can wait until the House returns to consider this issue. Six committee members expressed the wish that we deal with this matter expeditiously and avoid interfering too much with our regular work, which is to resume when the House sits again. I thought that would find favour with our Liberal colleagues.
Personally, I do not wish to delay any other study, whether it be the one that was already planned on the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict or the one on women's reproductive health.
To this end, we wish to meet more quickly, on the one hand, because the emergency requires it, and on the other hand, precisely to avoid encroaching on the regular work of the committee, so as to ensure that we can quickly resume the work planned by committee members.
I thought this proposal would appeal to our Liberal colleagues, but I have to say I am a little surprised at what I am hearing this afternoon.