Madame Vaillancourt, I do apologize on behalf of our side for the line and tone of questioning, and I would hope that Mr. Casey would show the same indignation towards the Library of Parliament, which put a question in the briefing note today about the very subject that Madame Vaillancourt spoke about.
Second, Mr. Chair, I want to talk to you about the time. This is the second time that we've had a vote after QP. The votes are taking an excruciatingly long time to happen, which is cutting into the witness time. This is an important study, and it's the the second time we've started 45 minutes late, at a minimum. In my opinion, this does not give the witnesses enough time to answer many of the questions that we have as MPs related to this important backlog.
I'm asking you, Mr. Chair, for some consideration, and the committee as well to extend the time if we do have votes, because our meetings have been set now for Mondays and Wednesdays. That's twice this week that we've had votes after QP. Typically I expect that we're going to have other votes on at least the Wednesday, based on opposition day motions that may happen and supply days that may happen on Tuesday. We need to be fair to the witnesses who are giving their time freely to us at our request on these important matters. We need to deal with the time issue, Mr. Chair. I'm asking respectfully that we extend the time so that the witnesses can give the testimony that we need to hear.