Thank you, Mr. Chair.
To protect the species that are at risk that have been identified through COSEWIC, we need to have an improvement to SARA. We heard from witnesses---and we had witnesses on SARA--and it's been quite a while since we've had a report that we've been able to forward to the government, back to the House. If we're close to doing that, why would we abandon that responsibility? We had a legislative responsibility to review SARA. Legislative responsibilities are our number one priority--as is Bill C-469, a private member's bill.
So when we're close to finishing with SARA, why would we abandon that responsibility? I think the motion is very appropriate. It strikes a balance that we meet that responsibility of finishing SARA and that we do it in a balanced approach--one day SARA and one day Bill C-469.
Now, my question to Mr. Armstrong is on the point that if we were to finish SARA in a couple of meetings, we wouldn't be meeting on Mondays on SARA anymore. My understanding is that we would then go back to both days on Bill C-469. That's my question, through you, Mr. Chair.