Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to go back to the issue of a federal-provincial-territorial forum bringing ministers together. But first, I would like to congratulate you for asking for one to be held. It was really necessary. Unfortunately, time is flying by and the elections are coming. It would have been good to hold a forum of that kind in January or February. That was really the time, because the crisis in Ontario had reached its peak. There was also the situation in New Brunswick. I feel that you did a good thing in asking for it when you came to see us.
You took that step here at this committee, which was public. Did you also send letters to federal government officials to encourage them to hold a forum, or did you simply invite them to do so? Did you get a reply?
Earlier, the people from the government said that it is not up to you to take on that forum; it is up to the government. You told me that they should take the initiative, but did you get a reply from them? Did they see it as the right idea, but not the right time?