Mr. Chair, on that, I've made the case about why I think we need to have the ministers here, and I'm not opposed to other expert witnesses. What I would raise caution around is that I think a key thing is to have these witnesses and the testimony before the minister makes his decision. And while it is the minister's decision to extend the period of review for an additional 30 days, I would like to have further testimony available to us as quickly as possible. I don't think anyone here is anticipating six months of hearings so that we can fully examine this and all become experts in space technology. We're rapidly trying to become as familiar as we can with as much as we can in order to fully understand the implications of this potential sale.
There is a balance to be struck in how many witnesses we call, so again I want to make the case that we should have ministers here. There may be other key experts that we want to have, but I want to underscore that we should have that testimony prior to the minister's making his decision, again, while recognizing that he is the one who decides if he will make the 30-day extension.