First, I really appreciate the motion, and I support most of it. The only thing is around dates. I agree that we should be going back from 2010 to the present so that we get a full, wholesome look at the expenses over the last 12 years. That said, if we go back to 2010, we should probably give them a bit longer to get the documents to us. It says October 21. Maybe we can extend that to October 31, and maybe we can find a compromise, such as that we start this study no later than November 15, so that we can get it done before Christmas and the holiday season.
However, I agree that we have a lot of studies on the go right now, so it's kind of hard to shelve three studies and add another one, and then we're working on four studies. I'm hoping Ms. Vignola would be open to those kinds of changes, but I do think we should also look at the previous government: What is the difference? Is there a significant decrease or increase in expenses?
Also, for this study, I want to make sure that we get accurate information. By giving the government a bit longer, a few weeks, we can make sure that we get the right information because, clearly, when we're reading in the paper the next day after they testify here that the information has changed, that's not okay. So, I want to make sure that we get accurate information.
Those are my thoughts and my feedback.