Mr. Chair, first of all, apologies to the committee. I know Mr. Lametti was scheduled to be here. Regrettably, something has come up that's completely unavoidable and therefore he is not able to join us.
I worry about the timeline. Minister Bennett has had co-carriage of this file from the outset. I think she, as well as a number of officials who have been working on this issue for many years, will be well positioned to go through with this committee and to outline the issues members might have around Bill C-15.
That said, if the minister is available before the scheduled time for the clause-by-clause on Thursday, we can try to get him here, but I don't believe it's prudent for us to wait, because the number of witnesses we have today can ably address any issues the committee might have.