I have a big problem with that, Mr. Chairman. Tomorrow we are scheduled to talk about inmates. I have no idea why the Minister of International Cooperation is on this list. Already she will be using up seven minutes. I am sorry, but they will have 28 minutes, or a total of one-half hour, to speak on the subject. The Conservative Party will have 35 minutes, the Liberal Party, 30 minutes, the Bloc Québécois, 20 minutes, and the NDP, 15 minutes.
If we really want to get to the bottom...The fact that you are focusing, in my opinion, more on National Defence and Foreign Affairs...I can find enough to say to fill 10 minutes, but so too can my foreign affairs colleague. If we split the time between ourselves, it's going to look like we are trying to sidestep the question.
I must admit that I'm none too pleased with this turn of events. You will recall that we decided the Minister of National Defence should nevertheless testify before the committee, but I fail to see the relevance of having other ministers put in an appearance. I am not sure that we will be able to get to the bottom of things, Mr. Chairman. That's what I think.