Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
This motion is quite straightforward. Since the Court Challenges Program of Canada received its funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage, this motion is tabled in this committee and not others. Other committees, such as the Standing Committee on Justice and Human rights and the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, are quite concerned by the announcement of these cuts and the elimination of this program. Since this program is funded under our department's estimates, the motion is being tabled in this committee. It is quite clear and we may not need to debate it. The positions on both sides are probably quite clear as well on this issue. If you wish to have a debate, we can certainly oblige. I offer my colleagues to avoid such a debate if they see fit. It is up to them to decide.