Thank you, Madam Chair.
I just want to comment on the point that Charlie made, that he doesn't want it to go on forever. As far as I see this as it relates to Canadian taxpayers, this is the kind of thing we should be spending a lot more time on. I think we're often being penny wise and pound foolish here, by trailing off on all these little rabbit trails, when this is the kind of material.... We had this on May 17; we had a briefing. I think we gave them maybe an hour; 30 minutes I think is my memory of what that time was, an overview.
But following that meeting, the department officials sent us this paper with all the numbers of different agencies: foreign affairs, international trade, foreign direct investment, Export Development Canada. It goes on and on, with a number of different departments that we have never even looked at.
So I think it's important that we have a timeline, and if after the steering committee meets it says we need six meetings, we have six meetings. But to get to the root of this, I think it's important we give it the diligence it deserves.