Thank you, Madam Chair.
I am certainly going to cut my colleague and friend a little slack, because while you were speaking to us, he was probably writing that subamendment, getting it in both languages and sending it to the clerk, so he might not have had time to incorporate what you just said to us: to try to treat people like people.
I am hoping he might see this as a friendly amendment and would consider this wording. Why doesn't he just change the wording to “that we invite the Right Honourable David Johnston at the earliest opportunity and no later than June 6”?
That way, Madam Chair, if we can get him here next week, that would be fabulous for the reason that it is important for us to be able to have him for those three hours and then to move on with our other witnesses. That would make sense, but it also treats people like people who are doing important work for our country, and it makes sure they can look at their schedules to try to find the best possible time that conveniences us as well as conveniences them.
I am hoping that might be some wording that my colleague would consider. I think that would probably be the best thing to take into account what I think you had just so rightly pointed out to us.