Madam Chair, I did bring forward a motion earlier. Out of respect for the committee and the witnesses we had that day, I agreed to put it aside and discuss it more fully today.
It's based on a letter we received from the Auditor General on April 19. She expressed to us that she was interested in coming to the committee if we were interested in having her. It was, of course, with regard to a report she wrote on connectivity in rural and remote areas.
I acknowledge that this report blends between this committee and the industry committee, but the Auditor General is very clear in her report that some of the funding comes from Canadian Heritage. She is also very clear in her letter that this is one of the committees she would be looking forward to attending, should we invite her.
My motion reads as follows:
That, considering the Auditor General report tabled on Monday, March 27th titled “the Progress on access to high-speed Internet and mobile cellular services lags behind for rural and remote communities and First Nations reserves”, the committee invite Karen Hogan, Auditor General of Canada, to testify before committee as soon as possible for no less than 2 hours.