I appreciate the explanation. I think it goes back to our PROC days. I don't know if anyone was on PROC during the Simms protocol and the friendly interventions. I always appreciate Monsieur Champoux's interventions.
Again, at the end of the day, we're still in the same spot. We're calling the minister. Maybe she's available, maybe she's not. Maybe's she's available for one hour, or maybe two. Again, why don't we put our heads down and put forward a proper study, so that we can hear about it?
I take Ms. Gladu's point on not wanting to step on the toes of our colleagues at the status of women committee and the important work they're doing on sexual misconduct, but what we've heard in various sports goes well beyond sexual misconduct. We heard from Mr. Coteau on systemic racism in sport. Why are we so laser-focused on this when there are so many people who want to testify to our committee to tell us what's going on? They're desperate. I'm sure your offices are the same as mine, having heard from people who really want to be here before the committee.
We've called Hockey Canada now five or six times. It's important that we did, don't get me wrong. Again, the changes at Hockey Canada are directly related to the work of this committee and the work of journalists doing exceptional work out there.
There didn't seem to be any support to go in camera, which I appreciate. It's good to keep things open. However, I often find it's better when the cameras are off. Then the work can get done a lot quicker and bring us all together to try to figure out a study.
I will have to then move amendments on the fly, which I don't really want to do.
I would like to move a subamendment to the motion by removing section (1) and changing section (2) to allocate at least six meetings after the holidays to the study of safety in sport. I would then remove the rest. I would have a third point, which would be to invite the Minister of Sport, Ms. Pascale St-Onge, to testify before the conclusion of the study.
That might actually get us closer to where we need to be and to start hearing from experts to give the committee something really tangible to discuss. Then we can meet with the minister and discuss those tangible things.