There have been a number of conversations and negotiations. For the third time, I would like to thank you for your patience, Mr. Corbeil. I would ask you to understand that sometimes committee discussions take longer. Nevertheless, we do some very good work. I would invite you to have a look at our two reports.
We have to plan our next 21 meetings. This will require some discussion between the committee and the steering committee. I may have made a mistake by not scheduling some time in camera to discuss committee business. That is why we had this discussion this morning.
That brings me to the orders of the day. A request has been made that we not hear our witness immediately. Mr. Lemieux moved a motion to hear the witness immediately. We could vote on this motion, and then I will take motions from committee members about the orders of the day or about adjourning.
With your permission, we're going to vote immediately on Mr. Lemieux's motion to hear from the witness from Statistics Canada. This will be a recorded vote.
(The motion is negatived)