I know that the minister will be appearing before the committee on June 8, but as you know, the session will almost be over by then. I believe that this is a priority file that warrants the minister's particular attention. I would therefore hope he would be available before June 8 so that we are able to give the victims a proper answer.
This is a very tough time for the victims. The summer adjournment is approaching and time is of the essence for many of them. If we raise this issue with the minister at the same time as we are discussing a whole range of other issues, when we don't have a lot of time on our hands... I would really like to have an update as to how far along the minister is with the Memorandum of Understanding.
The victims are very worried. They've been calling me and saying that a lot of money is being spent on negotiations, but that the government didn't include anything in its budget that we can get consensus on.