Mr. Chairman, I'm not in favour of this amendment. I think the Roadmap is important enough for the minister himself to be questioned. Deputy ministers or people from his department usually accompany him. Those people can answer questions if the minister asks them to do so. I believe that, if the minister is not available on the 25th, then he should tell us when he is available, and the committee could make itself available to him. On this committee, we are masters of our decisions and we control our schedule.
This has happened quite often in the past as a result of a minister's schedule; we requested suggestions as to when he would have two hours to devote to us. If we have to do it in the evening, that doesn't trouble me. I think the Roadmap is important, time is passing, and there are questions that have to be asked. I am opposed to the amendment, and I'm going to vote on the motion as it stands. The only amendment I would accept, perhaps, would be for the purpose of adjusting to the minister's schedule. This also has to be done quite quickly because we want to finish and prepare a report before the end of June.