Speaking of the minister's visit, I'm unhappy about two things—not about the minister coming, of course—but first, because only one hour has been set aside for this meeting. That's too little time, in my opinion, to discuss important issues.
Secondly, I'm unhappy that we're being forced...I understand why we have to change the time of the meeting, but since I was scheduled to deliver a speech in the House at that time, it's problem for me. However, to add a third hour of committee meeting on the same day, without consulting with members, I find that a bit much to take.
Obviously, our workload is such that arranging our schedules can be a problem. Some appointments had already been scheduled. It's hard for me to understand why the minister cannot stay for a least two hours. We've been waiting for weeks and surely arrangements could have been made to meet with us at a convenient time.