Thank you for the question, Mr. Chair.
Certainly I note the request and I thank you for your patience.
We've had a couple of things. The first is that a number of meetings have been interrupted, as you know, by votes, so in a sense it was good that we had not booked an appearance then. Second, the minister has had a number of announcements. Those have required, of course, preparation as well as the announcements themselves. It's been a very busy time for him and his office. Third, we know the budget is coming up, so to my mind it would be appropriate for him to appear once the budget has been tabled.