Declaration of Emergency committee  Thanks very much. I'd like to follow up on the last train of thought. What is the de minimis funding, incremental funding, that could be proceeded with without having to go to Parliament for an additional fund? In other words, in the time frames that you're suggesting, you're as

Declaration of Emergency committee  Is it $2 million? Is it $3 million?

Declaration of Emergency committee  I will ask him.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I know, but I'm going to ask him, okay? He's the witness. It's just an idea.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Could you discuss how those complaints are being handled?

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you very much. I would share the enthusiasm my colleague has for Justice Rouleau—only, I mean it. I want to remind this committee that we've heard 63 witnesses over two years. We have all of their evidence in whatever language they gave it, plus the translation. We have a

Declaration of Emergency committee  It's a small point. I don't really want to keep going. The Clerk of the Privy Council acts on behalf of the government, so it is the Government of Canada that will decide. He's just the clerk.

Declaration of Emergency committee  May I make a suggestion? The Privy Council Office is the keeper of those documents, so I would say, “request of the Government of Canada” so that we are free to ask the ministers, as representatives of the Government of Canada, as opposed to asking the Clerk of the Privy Council

Declaration of Emergency committee  Colleagues, I would respectfully suggest we use “request” because we have already sought the documents and been told no. My sense is if we use “order”, we're walking down a path that will get into a contest of will. There may be a desire to take it to the chambers themselves. I

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm going to be relatively brief even though the cameras are on. We are now entering almost our third year in this committee. It had been my hope, for those of you who have joined subsequently, that we would report before Rouleau finished his report. You

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thanks very much, Chair. I will not support this motion as drafted. I think it is somewhat convoluted in process and enjoins our law clerks to undertake work that is not in their area of specialization. With respect to the sense that this would provide information to the Roul

Declaration of Emergency committee  Chair, in the spirit in which I intervened earlier, I'd be happy in that circumstance to have a discussion in committee as to whether it would be appropriate—and, if so, for how long—but let's get going on our work.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Very briefly, Chair, I share your observations of the intentions behind this. Obviously, as we go forward, we may or may not review that. However, I think it's important for us to be expeditious, recognizing that by the time we report, even with this date, it will have been over

Declaration of Emergency committee  I'm in the hands of the chair. My own view is that it's a whole, but it's up to the committee.