Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I have a couple of very brief comments.
As we are hard at work on this committee, there is work that was done in both sessions of the previous Parliament. I believe it is important to see that work finalized. To be very clear, this report does not call any further witnesses. It does not take up any more of the committee's time, other than that required to pass this motion in an expedited manner, which I hope can be done here today.
This is something that procedurally happens quite often. Many committees go forward and they will retable some of the work that was done in previous Parliaments. In the previous session there was a prorogation, where the study was undertaken under the second session, and an election that took place this past summer. I hear often from constituents and Canadians who want to ensure that this is brought to its full conclusion and is taken seriously by both this committee and this Parliament.
I would simply say, Mr. Chair, that the clerks and the previous committee, of which I was a member—and I subbed in on some of the second session's work—did extraordinary work. Having gone through the previous report, I believe there was a lot of work done to try to address the concerns that were highlighted by witnesses and by members of this committee, from all parties. Again, all parties should be given the opportunity not only to see that the work that was done is acknowledged properly, including the work of the analysts, the clerk and all those involved, but also to ensure that there is an opportunity for dissenting reports.
With this, Mr. Chair, I'm hopeful that we can deal with this in an expedited manner so that we can continue the hard work of the committee that is set out before us.