Mr. Chair, I agree that the motion is in order, because as a committee, as you said, we can invite whomever we want.
My question would be more to the clerk. The way the motion is worded now is that we invite the ministers, and as the chair said, if they do not attend, how long do we extend the offer? My concern is the timing of getting this agreement through. As has been alluded to, we've debated it, and I respect the fact that there are new committee members who would like to hear from as many new witnesses so they can make as informed a decision as possible. Maybe a possible friendly amendment would be to invite them to the next committee meeting on February 24.