I am willing to negotiate a few changes, but this proposal is not exactly in keeping with the spirit of the motion. Agreeing to add an hour is one thing. I know that there have been discussions between the minister and Hydro‑Québec. Will this issue resolve itself? I hope so. I would be very happy if it did.
Mr. Chair, I propose that we add to our study an additional two-hour meeting on energy. My colleague, Mr. Deltell, could ask to invite representatives from Boralex, if he so desires. We could hear from people. There are all sorts of biomass projects. Recently, in the news, we saw that some indigenous communities have decided to move forward with this sort of project to reduce their carbon footprint. We could each submit witnesses.
I don't want to spend a lot of time on this, but I think that by talking about a “radical decree”, we are getting into a debate that will put our government colleagues' backs up. What I want is for us to be able to examine this essential issue, which perhaps shows that we also need to calculate the cost and inconveniences of the decree, because the forestry industry plays an important role in helping us to meet our greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.
As we have been saying from the start, we need to find a balance between protecting the species and protecting jobs. I am saying that in good faith. Above all, the purpose of this motion is to say that the energy transition to clean energy is a critical part of the equation. I would therefore like us to agree right now to add an extra meeting. Then, we could propose witnesses later. That way, we could get back to hearing from the witnesses who are here and my NDP colleague could ask his last few questions.