I can only reiterate my colleague's perception of this. Last week I was most anxious to have Mr. Preuss here. I didn't take anything that was said as an attack on his character, and I would encourage all members to take a similar disposition until we have an opportunity to hear him. But certainly there was an allegation of a statement attributed to him by a third party.
As Mr. Bélanger suggests--very strongly, I might add--the last couple of minutes left in this committee hearing wouldn't be enough to give Mr. Preuss an opportunity to address the allegations properly.
Had we known at the very beginning that he was going to be here we might have made a different type of an arrangement. But in order for us to deal with this right now would be the height of irresponsibility. It would be an injustice to him or in fact to anybody else who finds themselves in that position.