I have spoken with Ms. Verner. The Minister told me that she absolutely wanted to appear before the committee before Christmas. She believes it is very important that she come to talk to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women about her new mandate. The Minister's office is currently trying to get things moving so that she can appear before the committee.
As you know, we have asked her to appear before the three committees for which she is responsible: the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, the Standing Committee on Official Languages and the Standing Committee on the Status of Women. Because I have spoken with Josée and talked about it with Nathalie, I know that she will probably be able to make herself available during the second week of December.