It's not about retiring. The way I see it now is that this issue is very important on our side as well, and I speak on behalf of all members here and even on behalf of the Liberal members who are not present. This issue is very, very important.
When it comes to standing up with the canola farmers, the Prime Minister has stood strong when it comes to our agricultural industry's issues. From time to time, many other issues have come forward. When it comes to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the record is very clear. She has taken on leadership and has stood with Canadian exporters, whether that was on the NAFTA issue or other issues.
Our canola farmers are the leaders in this industry. They produce the highest quality of canola in the world, and we have to be.... It is a time-sensitive issue, as Mr. Hoback mentioned, so we don't want to distract them and go outside the framework. I think our focus should be only on this issue at this time, the issue of the canola farmers.
I agree with Mr. Hoback that we should have officials here as well. I'm certain that members on this side also agree that if we bring the officials here next week, on Thursday, to talk to us and give us the details.... This issue is related to agriculture and agri-food and also to international trade. I would suggest that to make this concise, time-sensitive and effective, we should invite those two ministers and leave the Minister of Foreign Affairs out of it. Those two ministers should appear in the week of April 1, when we come back. That is what I would like to see. That is the best way of moving forward.