Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I note that you made the trip from Edmonton for this meeting in Ottawa. It's very appreciated that you did that.
I appreciate the discussion this afternoon. I'll note that the sitting members of the government operations and estimates committee from the opposition are present, and there are alternatives filling in today. We had the former member for Carleton grace us with his presence. I guess there's nothing important going on in Battle River—Crowfoot during the summer when we're spending time in our constituencies. It's interesting that he was here for this meeting.
A lot of this is politics, and I understand that, but if we're talking about the amendment on the table—