Thank you, Madam Chair.
I wanted to make a little correction, because I feel like I'm being accused of playing politics. For my part, I feel like I'm being political. We're all in politics here. Our leanings are often very similar and sometimes differ. With all due respect to the officials, I would like to point out that at the committee, when we ask to meet with a minister, it is because we want to meet with a political authority and have a dialogue with that person. I think that in the absence of this authority, it is highly desirable that the minister's parliamentary secretary be able to step in, given that this is part of the parliamentary secretary's duties. That will be the subject of my motion.
So if that's being political, then yes, I'm being political. I'm a politician.