Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I think it's quite reasonable and quite appropriate for the minister to appear before the committee to discuss these matters. I do not think it's reasonable to require the minister to show up in four days. The minister is in the middle of a pandemic, thank you very much, and there are some priorities that we need to deal with, and the House is sitting as well. I think there are a lot of things that need to be considered, and to require the minister to report in four days is just setting this up and being unrealistic.
While I fully support that the minister be there and I don't anticipate any difficulty in having her appear, I find that the timelines are totally unrealistic and unfair to the minister—someone who has very significant responsibilities as we go through this pandemic. I think we should provide full consideration for that. These people are working 10 to 12 hours a day, if not more, so I think we need to be able to accommodate our schedule to when they're available.
Let's be realistic and supportive at a time when people are working all out.