Yes, I agree with you. From what others have said here, I sense that in the period before we recess in June we might want to hear from the department. It might even be helpful to hear from the mining association and others--you know, hydro people, the electricity producers--to put us into a context, before we decide on the priorities. I'm trying to get a better knowledge of the broad picture.
That's why this book says, “our petroleum challenge”, for example. It's just one thing I found in preparing for this meeting. It kind of takes a broad view of the whole country, and not of just oil and gas. That's going to be so important in the coming years--Canada's position.
Maybe we shouldn't just hear from the department before we set priorities; let's hear from a few representatives of various natural resources industries and other related groups in the country before we do that. We might not even set our agenda until some time in June, if that's agreeable to people.
Am I getting consensus from people to do that?
Monsieur Ouellet.