Thank you, Mr. Chair.
This is my first opportunity, so I would say “hello” to all of my colleagues. I look forward to working with you.
This perhaps isn't the motion that I would have expected to start working on from a positive footing, but that said, we are where we are.
On the amendment specifically, I'm curious. Maybe I'll ask you, Mr. Chair, as a more experienced member of Parliament, since I'm the new guy: Is it normal to bring a provincial minister before the committee to harass them about a policy decision they've made within their jurisdiction?