Mr. Chair, unlike the presumption of Mr. Coderre, the government hasn't taken a position on whether we would want to hear from the Auditor General. I simply wanted to know if we were having an opportunity to debate this issue now.
In light of the fact that we're having this debate, I do recall that this committee expressed concerns about extending the timeline for witnesses when we first set up the calendar for this particular topic. My concern would be that this would extend the calendar, extend the period of time that's been set aside to hear witnesses. I would ask the clerk that we not extend the calendar if this motion does proceed, but extend the current sitting of a session. If a particular witness we were seeking is not available, the Auditor General could replace that witness, but we should not extend the time.