Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Let me clarify my request with respect to having the minister here. I've said in the past and I'll say again that no matter who's in government, there's no sense in having the minister for the sake of having the minister. We know that their schedules are quite busy.
What I'm suggesting to you, Mr. Chairman, is that we begin to notify the minister. It's highly unlikely that we're going to have him within a week--two, maybe--but to me, we're just setting out an agenda. Unless we're asking the minister to come and give us a briefing on the department, which is highly unlikely, I believe it would be more advantageous to all of us to hear a briefing from the department even before the minister arrives, or to engage with the EFTA legislation.
So on the minister's request that I put to you, sir, it's a priority, but it's not your first or second priority, if I may place it as such. Just map it out and send notification so that the minister can plan his schedule.