Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Every member should have a copy, in both official languages, of the motion before them. I just would like to say that this is a motion similar to what has been put forward previously for other BIAs. Bill C-43 will be referred to committees this week and should provide ample opportunity for not only our committee to study our sections but other committees to study theirs, as well.
The motion attempts to send many of the new or amended acts to separate committees. This includes, for example, all the industry items going to the industry committee, or the temporary foreign worker program changes to the human resources committee, etc.
Let me remind my colleagues that the majority of the measures in this BIA implement budget 2014 measures or previously announced government measures. Our proposal is to have committees report back to us by November 21, giving us the last week of November to study and get through clause-by-clause, as well as giving the analysts time to put together all the proposed amendments.
The minister will be appearing before our committee on November 19. We propose starting with officials for the divisions our committee will be studying, and then moving on to witnesses right away after that. Note that we ask opposition members to indicate to the clerk or chair as soon as possible what divisions or sections are a priority for officials. This way, we won't need to go through every division in order—as with the all-party briefing, which has already taken place, and most members had the opportunity to ask questions at that time—especially if there is no need for questions for that particular section. Let's try to focus on the sections that have the questions.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.