Thank you, Chair.
This was referred to the committee in the early part of November, and we haven't had a chance to discuss it. Given the uncertainty of what meetings we would or would not have, we thought it best to bring it forward and schedule a hearing.
My understanding from the mover of the bill, Mr. Comartin, who's observing today—although as a member of Parliament he's certainly entitled to sit at our bench, but I know he's modest—is that we'd like to get it on the agenda. I believe it's agreed our hearing will be fairly short, involving Mr. Comartin and one witness from the Ontario Gaming Association. I believe there was a possibility that the Department of Justice or some agency of government would want to have a witness as well. I'm hoping we can deal with this before we rise at Christmastime.
The letter was merely to ensure that it was on today's agenda, and to ask that there be a meeting. There is some rule about five days, but I think we can be collegial about that. Hopefully we can have a meeting to deal with that bill and see where it goes from there.