Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you very much, Mr. Therrien.
I'm going to show that I'm acting in good faith. You may have noticed that I don't have any notes, and I don't need any today to say what I think about what we're going through, and we've acquired enough experience. In the speech I just made, I may have mentioned collaboration a few times. The best I can do with respect to that is give each of you a chance to express yourself on this amendment before I speak again. And of course, I'll raise my hand when I want to speak and wrap up my comments.
Mr. Therrien, I'd like to begin by giving you the floor, because Ryan is next. We need to take into account what Mr. Blaikie talked about for almost 20 minutes. He clearly explained the reasons previously given for the presence of the Prime Minister. I'd also like you to ponder allowing the Prime Minister only a week to appear here before us. I didn't say that I was absolutely against calling on him, but I did say that a week wasn't long enough.
On that note, Madam Chair, I will give the floor to the next person to hear what they have to say to the rest of us. I will raise my hand right away when I'm ready to conclude what I have to say on this matter.
Thank you, Madam Chair.