Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'd like to ask the clerk.... And I don't mean to suggest that Mr. Berthold isn't correct in his assumption. In the agriculture committee, for example, we have had subcommittee meetings outside of scheduled times. His comment seemed to suggest that we would have to take an entire meeting to do so. I don't think this is the case. Perhaps I'm wrong, but perhaps you would refer that particular point to the clerk.
Going back to Mr. Blanchette-Joncas' motion, again I've said that I found the topic interesting. I thought it warranted more study, if that is the will of the committee. I don't see the rush. I don't see why it's so important. This issue is not going away any time soon. We have already pre-scheduled work that the subcommittee has agreed upon.
I think there's a general will of the committee that this would be something we'd explore at some time. Why not kick it to the subcommittee to have that conversation, assuming that it can happen outside of the scheduled meeting, and schedule it for a time down the road when it makes sense and we're not going to interrupt our existing work?
Mr. Berthold seems to suggest that's reasonable, but I'll defer back to you guys.
Thank you.