Mr. Chairman, as opposed to our colleague Mr. Wallace, I do not believe that the elections were the reason why the analysis of the supplementary estimates did not get done. Elections were held last October 14th, and you must be aware that there was a prorogation of the House. This Parliament's work, which mainly consists in ensuring that public funds are spent properly, was suspended by its government for more than two months. This is the reason why the study has not yet been done.
As far as we are concerned, we do not belong to the new coalition between Conservatives and Liberals. We will work line by line to ensure that the public's interest is defended. In fact, somebody has to do this. One hour is clearly not enough for this committee. We estimate that it would take a minimum of six hours to do the work correctly, all the more so as I tasted some of your medicine this morning when I learned about the number of times I will be allowed to intervene. The Liberals get three opportunities to speak and the NDP gets one. We get the message. We know that from here on in, things will take longer.