I don't have a whole lot to add, but I agree with my colleagues, Ms. Khalid and Ms. Saks, that it seems this motion is coming out of the blue. I've been hearing the Bloc Québécois talk about it in the House for months now, every day, and I don't understand why we have a study that says, for example, that this needs to be “as soon as possible”. I am interested in the ATIP study that we have scheduled to come up next, and I'm interested in getting to the bottom of that study.
I'm also not sure why this study fits with our mandate here on the ethics committee.
Those are my main points. Roxham Road is also a valuable resource for a lot of people who don't have other ways to come into the country, and I know there's a member of Parliament who arrived in the country through that access. As far as I understand it, the government was responding to the need when it invested in the resources to help vulnerable people access the country.
I want to reiterate the points made by my colleagues. This seems like it's coming out of the blue. I don't know if we have seen collaboration around the whole table or just among the members of the opposition. I would prefer to move on with some of the studies we already have in the hopper, like the ATIP study.
It seems that I have lost the attention of members opposite, so I will pass the floor back over to you.