Just for our committee members, this is a little bit of a report.
The committee had very good hearings in Yellowknife, where it heard more than a dozen representatives from the community. In Vancouver, also, the hearings were most informative and interesting. I thought we had a tremendous response. We went a little overtime. We gave all the presenters enough time so they could get their questions to us. I found it very informative, as chair.
I thank the whole travelling committee, the people who were there for the various sessions, and all our staff, who did a fantastic job. Thanks to everyone, from the interpreters to our technical people to our experts and our clerk. But most of all, no one is diminished. All our members showed up for those people, and they really appreciated that.
What I would like to do is put in a request to the House to get authorization for the committee to hold hearings in Winnipeg on Wednesday, April 11--that's during recess week--and in Toronto on Friday, April 20, 2007. We have to do that. I need the committee's support.
The money is there to do this travelling. The Liaison Committee has supported us on that, but I do have to make the request to the House to get permission to travel at that particular time. So I would entertain a motion.
It is moved by Mr. Angus and seconded by Ms. Bourgeois.
I call the question.