Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
We have all realized that, in the last three meetings, we have accomplished almost nothing. We kept talking and talking, and then talking louder, but we even had no success in passing proposals on which there seemed to be consensus. In fact, we had clear consensus on two items.
First, we want the Minister of Justice to give us a revised charter statement as quickly as possible. That will help us to address the comments we have seen in the media and heard from some members of the committee.
Second, after we have received that statement, we want the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Canadian Heritage to testify before our committee as soon as possible.
Opinion is divided on what we should do from now until those two conditions are met.
If we could at least adopt this proposal, we could move forward by asking the legal people to give us a new charter statement and by choosing a date for the Ministers to appear.
I do this, colleagues, in the hope that this is something we can all support. There is no reason to filibuster a motion like this, because this motion is exactly what everyone is saying they want, and it doesn't presuppose what the committee will or will not do with respect to clause-by-clause study on the bill—which is where we've had our differences—before the time we receive the charter statement.
I'm hopeful, Mr. Chair, that this will receive the unanimous support of the members of the committee. It's yet another effort. I think we can all work together. We have worked together well in the past. I'm trying my best and I think all of us are trying our best to find that solution. I hope this is the case.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.