Mr. Speaker, it's my impression that the committee is expected to report very quickly back to the House of Commons so that Members are not allowed to stray too far from the political fold over the course of the summer recess. The government in Ottawa wants to deal with this with some haste. They already have three dissenting voters within their ranks. It's expected that if there's a delay, the lobby being mounted by Canadians across this country could result in a serious fragmentation of the Liberal Party on this particular issue.
The standing committee chaired by Mr. Allmand, I understand, is expected to report very quickly to hold hearings over the course of perhaps a month or a month and a half at the most, so that the parliamentary procedure can be completed without too much delay. This means, at least it implies, that not everyone across this country will be allowed to be heard. They will perhaps be selective of the amount of time and number of presentations they allow to be made to them.