Thank you, Mr. Arnold.
This is a fascinating topic. I have learned more than I expected to so far. The government doesn't seem to support this bill, which is interesting. Various departments seem to take issue with that.
All of that is to say, Madam Chair, that I would like to move the motion that I had put on notice on June 11 in the aftermath of the net-zero body members who appeared before the committee and talked a lot about the challenges of the functionality of the net-zero advisory body. I went ahead and had a look at the original act that enabled that body to function. It was the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, which they criticized throughout that testimony.
All of that is to say that, importantly, within that act, there is a provision that a review of the provisions and the operation of the act be undertaken five years after the act comes into force. That happened to be on June 29, 2021. My intention with this motion, which you should all have in your committee binder, is that immediately following the disposal of Bill C-244, once we come back, the committee look at the government's progress towards the 2026 interim objective, the 2030 target and the 2035 target, the transparency and reliability of the government’s emissions modelling, costing and reporting, and whether amendments to the act are required; that the committee hold three meetings on the topic, including inviting the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development; and that the chair issue a press release inviting stakeholders and interested Canadians to provide written submissions to the committee.
It just so happens that the five-year timeline for statutory review is something that this committee should undertake within five years, or at least very soon after. I would like to move this motion today, so that immediately after finishing up with this bill in late September, we get on with the important review of this legislation.
Thank you, Madam Chair.