Mr. Chair, it is very telling that they're celebrating an hour and a half, because the reality is that it is very unusual that you don't get two hours with the minister on estimates; it is very, very unusual.
It is not really an invitation. I think that somehow suggests we should appreciate the fact that he is showing up. The reality is that it is expected of a minister to show up to defend his estimates before this committee.
I suggest that we ask him for two hours. I don't care so much whether it is in our normal sitting time, frankly, but I think we need to have the time with the minister to do this. It is an opportunity to discuss generally the minister's work and so on.
The whole notion of it, if he is available and if we make it an hour, is a little bit of a reversal of the way this has generally been done, in my experience.