Minister, your consultations are not open to the public; they're restricted. When the Standing Committee on Official Languages went to meet with the communities, public invitations had been sent out. You said earlier that participation in your consultation was limited.
Is that participation open or limited? I think it's easy to answer that question.
You also said that you wanted to gather ideas. Minister, I don't know whether it was your parliamentary secretary once again, but when we conducted our consultations across the country, at virtually every meeting, your parliamentary secretary asked the people who were making presentations whether they had any suggestions or ideas to give the government. You're telling us now that you want to do the same thing.
Didn't you take the time to read what the witnesses told us at that time?
Then, Minister, you said that you had had consultations with FCFA.
Did you inform it that the meetings would be in camera or did it ask you that they be in camera? I'd like a brief answer please.
I'll repeat quickly, Minister. You said that you had discussed the matter with FCFA. Did you inform FCFA that the meetings would be in camera or did FCFA ask you that they be in camera?