Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
In light of what was discussed, when I first heard my friend Mr. Keddy's comments I totally accepted, but it's an open-ended response and it's an open-ended timeframe. As I've stated here on the record before, we all appreciate the schedules of the ministers and so on, but I think it would be fair to all of us to maybe work within certain parameters, certain timeframes. As Mr. Brison said, what we're trying to accomplish vis-à-vis Canada-U.S. relations is very important. I, too, put that at the top of our priority list since they are our biggest trading partner. I'm not necessarily saying it has to be in one week or two weeks or three weeks, but I would certainly say, Mr. Chairman, that within a month and a half or two at the most, the minister should find some time to come before this committee.