Thanks, Joël.
To Brian's point, I would have liked to hit the ground running in December, and I share that frustration to some extent, but in terms of the motion before us, I think this motion is a waste of our time if we're spending six meetings looking at Neo Lithium.
Just to share the view that I want to make sure that this is a productive committee and I want to get the work done, if we could.... Just so I'm clear on what Brian is saying, is the idea that we meet next week and look at amending this motion in relation to a broader study around critical minerals? I'm certainly open to that idea, but if it's a matter of “let's just get to work so we might as well study this”, I pause, because I don't think that's a productive use of our time.
By the way, people can ask the minister about Neo Lithium when he attends, because I think we should have the minister in to talk about his mandate letter and more. People can ask about Neo Lithium in the course of a critical minerals study that is broader. That, to me, would be a way we could lean in and make a difference as a committee on the subject of critical minerals, if that's where we want to go.
Also, Brian, I had not seen your.... I'm not sure. It wasn't on the 106(4), so I hadn't seen it come around, I guess, in quite the same way, but if there's an opportunity to revisit that important issue around wage fixing, I would certainly welcome the opportunity. Just so I'm clear, Brian, on the particulars of this motion, is the idea that we get to work next week—that's your goal—but you're comfortable with the idea of it being a broader look at critical minerals so that we don't have to spin our wheels around this one particular company?