Just so we're clear, there is no past business. We just started this committee today. If there is business that you would like to bring to the committee that has been dealt with in the past.... I'm just explaining this technically; there is no past business. We have a new committee as of today.
I take it then that the direction of the committee is that when we next meet on Tuesday we will commence with discussion of future business. At that time perhaps members could bring matters that they wish to have considered for future business, and that could include things that you may or may not have dealt with in the past. Let's bring that to the table.
I have had the pleasure of dealing with this clerk before, and he reminds me that in our previous experience together we asked the various committee members to submit to the clerk any notions of agenda items or future business that they wish to have considered. I think that's a good point, a good way to do it, and allow the clerk to sort out duplications or whatever and then present to everybody collectively for Tuesday's meeting a list that we might all go over and perhaps agree on which of those matters we wish pursue and in which order, or which precedence.
If this is something that's agreeable, before asking for the consent of the committee I will suggest that we would perhaps submit any notions of future business to the clerk by Monday noon next. The clerk could then have those translated in both official languages and distributed—as best he can—to the committee prior to the next meeting. Is this a suggestion with which I could find concurrence in the committee?
Mr. Maloney.