Thank you.
I understand, Minister, that you also have a time restriction of 6:30.
Colleagues, I need a bit of direction before the minister goes. Because these are mains, and we're able to report them back to the House by May 31, I'm looking for some direction.
Normally, at the end of the hearing, we would do the call on whether various votes shall carry. We have received confirmation that Minister Anandasangaree will come to meet us on May 29, which will be prior to the reporting back period. We can wait to do the voting on the votes until after we hear from the minister.
Minister Hajdu's team has come back with a reply. She is scheduled to come on June 3 to discuss housing in response to the Auditor General's report. She'll be here with Minister Fraser on housing. Her team has said she could stay for the extra half hour to finish off today's discussion on mains.
The issue is that June 3 is after the reporting back period. Do we want to hold back the votes reporting back to the House until we hear from Minister Anandasangaree, but not Minister Hajdu? If we wait for her, we don't report the mains back. The mains just go back as simply studied. I'm looking for direction from the committee on that.
There is another piece that I was asking about at the beginning. For May 29, do we want to have Minister Anandasangaree on top of the two panels for the taxation study for a third hour that day, or do you want me to bump the second panel, or the first panel, whichever one it is—when he can come, and stay with the resources we have for the two hours on May 29? Could I get input from the committee on those?
Minister, I know that you don't need to be here for this. I was told you need to leave at 6:30.
Colleagues, I don't know if we want to go with a round of questions with officials, after the minister's gone, if they're able to stay.
I turn to the committee for your direction.
Okay, we'll keep the officials.
We'll send the minister on his way.
Minister Vandal, thank you for being here.
Ms. Idlout, the floor is yours.