We're going to invite the minister to appear on the main estimates and the supplementary estimates. I understand what my colleague just said about the proposal to add 25 minutes to the meeting, which was that we'll be about halfway through the study that's been requested. It's true that we do have to consider that. Personally, I think that, if we invite the minister to come and discuss the estimates and then we ask him to appear to discuss Canada Post, that'll be two hours of testimony instead of an hour and a half. That's how it adds up for me.
Certainly, if we're not very far along in the Canada Post study, all the minister will do is remind us that Canada Post is a Crown corporation that's completely independent of the government. In that sense, we may not get any answers.
I know that ministers' time is a precious and limited resource, and I want that to be taken into account as well. Testifying here is part of their job. That said, if the minister is already coming for two hours and a third hour is added, maybe there's a way to make the most efficient possible use of his time with us. If he has to be here for an hour and we turn that hour into an hour and a half, that will save him a little time. That's something to consider as well.
Instead of adding an hour, let's consider the possibility of having the minister stay for an extra half hour when he's here to discuss another topic. That seems like a reasonable and very appropriate compromise, in my humble opinion.