Mr. Speaker, no one is suggesting that the committee's work is done. As I understand it, there was in fact a motion from a member of the committee asking for an interim report. I do not believe it is unreasonable after hearing some 40 witnesses to take stock and inform Canadians as to what has been heard to date.
In fact I would remind everyone in this House that it was the chair of the committee himself, the hon. member for St. Albert, who in February suggested that a preliminary report would indeed be an appropriate approach.