Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I seek to move another motion that is currently tabled and, therefore, before everyone in this committee. I move:
That the committee undertake a study of no less than six (6) meetings on the effect of construction and expropriations related to the Alto High Speed Rail project and their impact on natural, cultural, and historical sites;
That the committee give priority to this study upon the conclusion of the study agreed to by the committee on Tuesday, January 27, 2026;
That the committee invite the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, the Minister of Transport, and the Minister of Environment, Climate Change, and Nature to testify before the committee in relation to the study for no less than two (2) hours each individually; and
That the committee report its findings and recommendations to the House.
Madam Chair, I would add two notes that I think are worth attention. In both of these motions, it has been acknowledged that the study we're currently doing takes precedence in terms of wrapping it up. There's another study that we have a gentleman's agreement to undertake next, which has been put forward by the Liberal Party. I am not asking that the studies in these motions take place this spring. In fact, they probably wouldn't take place until September or October.
As for Mr. Myles' point, the minister wouldn't need to camp out here. It's quite okay. He wouldn't be asked to come until October, so he would have plenty of time to prepare and plenty of opportunity to rest over the summer before we would ask him to appear.
I want to make sure this is clear. I'm not asking that these take precedence over the motions that are currently agreed to for studies, but I am asking that they be considered for study following the ones we currently have agreed to on the agenda.