I just want to echo what I think Ms. Yelich said, along with Mr. Savage and Mr. Martin. I think it's important that we have a focused game plan. We have six meetings left, I believe, including this one. I understand that the subcommittee meeting was cancelled. I was told that by my colleague, Mr. Savage. Perhaps the subcommittee could meet and bring together a game plan for the next five meetings so that we don't waste any more time. We've already had a meeting of this particular committee that's been cancelled as well. I think we're losing time, and there are quite a few things on the agenda.
To echo what Ms. Yelich had stated, there's looking at the employability study; having the minister come, perhaps before Christmas; taking a look at the bill before Christmas as well--I think that would take up our six meetings; and start with the study of poverty when we come back in January.
We saw this morning that Campaign 2000 issued a report card, and I think there are some serious issues that Canadians across the country are wanting us to take a look at.
In regard to the study of poverty, I think it's important that our committee be focused. That is a vast topic. Whether we're going to look at the issue of child poverty or poverty on first nations communities, I think it's important for us, as a committee, to be focused, so that when we do produce a report, we actually have a game plan and something that's going to be concrete, useful, and beneficial to people out there.