Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
There are two simple things I can say about the motion.
First, this was debated in the last Parliament, when I was on this committee. We wrote a report, we passed it, we tabled it in the House of Commons, and then the House of Commons passed it. It makes no sense for us to waste our time with it here.
Furthermore, the issue of facial recognition technology is very important to me as a parliamentarian and as a member of the Black community in Canada. In the last Parliament, the committee passed a motion to conduct a study on this matter, but because of intense debate on issues that did not really reflect the priorities of Canadians, we were unable to proceed with the study. I hope that, in this new Parliament, we can do a better job for Canadians, take action and study this very important matter that affects almost one‑third of Canadians.
I hope my colleagues will vote against this motion. With all due respect to my colleague Mr. Brassard, I think people are still trying to make waves when we should be moving on.