Thank you, Mr. Chair.
It's a good suggestion by Mr. Hoback that the TPP should be the first thing on our agenda. I personally agree, but on the other hand, as the honourable member said, the minister has already done enough consultation.
It's not about the minister. It's about the committee, because the committee has its own destiny. We should be the ones deciding how we want to proceed, because certainly members on this committee have their own views and they have the views of their constituents.
It's good to have it as the number one item on the agenda, but fixing that and saying we should get it done...it's a big task, as I've said. The TPP is not a small issue and, on the other hand, our next-door neighbour, the U.S., is going through an election as well. Don't put a timeline on it. Let's decide as we go how long it's going to take. We should study this extensively and bring it forward at a time that is convenient to this committee, not the minister.