My goal here was not to not listen to my colleagues; my goal here was to try to find a temporary solution for the situation that I understood we were faced with. I do want to reach consensus and I do want to make sure that everyone understands that we're all trying to work together, so let me state my proposal.
In the event that the clerk is able to book that room, which is a first-come, first-served room, for two additional hours on Thursday night, and if one of the ministers is able to come at that time as opposed to the earlier time, I'm completely happy to have two two-hour meetings with the ministers and with the officials. In the event that for some reason the room is not available and the clerk cannot obtain that room or, alternatively, neither of the ministers and their staff is available at this notice to come at that time, I suggest we go forward with an initial one-hour meeting with each minister. Then, if we're able to find additional time, great. I'm perfectly happy to have them both for two hours instead of one hour if the clerk can make that happen and it's feasible.