This will give Mr. Ellis a chance to catch his breath.
Mr. Chair, it is now 8:50 p.m., and you mentioned that some speakers wanted to speak, which may have been the case at the start. However, when we have a list of speakers, we all agree in a friendly way on speaking time for each person. That's how the committee normally operates.
I want to accept the invitation of Mr. Doherty, who would like to speak with the other members of the committee, but we've been monopolizing speaking time for nearly two hours.
Wouldn't it be a good idea, Mr. Chair, for you to suggest to the members that we continue until 9:30 p.m. so that at least the people who have raised their hands to speak may do so?
Since there are no more witnesses and our schedule has been completely upended, it seems to me that the people who want to speak should be able to do so. Couldn't you move that?
I can move it, if you wish. It seems to me there are three or four potential speakers.
How many are on the list, Mr. Chair? I understood that there were four. Do they have 10 or 15 minutes of speaking time each?