As I mentioned, he is willing to have discussions. In fact, there are matters of concern related to this file, and certainly the minister is interested and, being new, he is also trying to come up to speed, as Mr. Bachrach has just explained.
We do have a section that we have just allowed to be put in, which, as Mrs. Vignola suggested, is to have the witnesses in as they are required. I think that would fall under this case.
I'm not trying to suggest that the minister doesn't want to appear. He just wants his appearance to be valued. I suspect he's also going to take great interest in the witnesses who appear before us with regard to this, because this is a matter of concern that is, I think, shared by many Canadians with respect to many issues. Canada Post as a Crown corporation also has matters that need to be addressed. Having overseen other Crown corporations in the past, I recognize that doing this may entail some consequences on the political side, as are being expressed, that go beyond just the minister himself, because this is a substantive corporation that's been around for hundreds of years. It is also a matter of greater decisions being made by the Government of Canada as a whole.
I would suggest that we leave it as it is, to give the opportunity to have other witnesses as may be appropriate, thereby providing for the minister's engagement as well.