Mr. Chair, as a matter of practicality, my colleagues are correct that there is an hour and a half remaining in the meeting, which says to me there is abundant time to deal with the less urgent matters. The sooner we deal with Mr. Alghabra's motion, the sooner we're able to invite the minister—ideally by 9:35 or 9:45—to be available at 3:30. So let's give him as much time as possible to try to coordinate his schedule to be here at 3:30. I think we should proceed immediately with Mr. Alghabra's motion.
On December 11th, 2007. See this statement in context.