Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to start with a comment I have made more than once. Initially, I had asked that we set aside a specific series of days for the helicopter file. The members of the Conservative Party told me that we could hold a first meeting, and if necessary, the committee could easily request additional meetings for further study. They were able to convince me of that. But that is not at all what I am hearing today. Nevertheless, I will respect their position.
Furthermore, certain things happened during our last meeting and have transpired since. If I may, Mr. Chair, I would venture that the members of the Conservative Party might consider the matter more carefully once I have read a few paragraphs from a letter sent by the Auditor General of Canada further to the committee's December 7, 2010 meeting.