Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm assuming, Mr. Holland, that this notice of motion is put on the table and we're not expecting to decide this today. Maybe we could put this forward and consider it along with the other suggestions as to what the committee would do. I think the committee of the whole idea is fine for some of the reasons Mr. Oliphant suggested, as well as your own, and there may well be a full discussion in any event.
On the issue of the estimates, I'm advised that the government is apparently seeking to have a vote on the estimates on Thursday. Is it possible we could deal with the estimates on Tuesday?
These are estimates that, of course, would have been voted on before Christmas but, because of the prorogation of Parliament, have been stalled until now. This being a standing committee, I think part of our responsibility is to consider them. Is Tuesday too early to do that?
Obviously we will have to spend some time bringing forward our ideas on what work the committee should do. I don't know if we can do both the estimates and that on Tuesday, but it seems to me the estimates would take precedence.