What I would say to Ms. Dzerowicz is that I think this kind of study is probably warranted. It would bring us up to date on the barriers to interprovincial trade within Canada.
The problem is that you've included the words “urgent study”, and this is not urgent. It is very important. A number of our national business associations have highlighted that this is important. We do not in any way minimize the importance of this kind of work. However, to suggest that it is urgent also raises the concern that this would displace other work we would be doing at this committee over the next month or two. For example, we have to complete the work we have before us right now, the study on the COVID response. We will likely have a budget coming down the pipe, if we don't get into an election before then.
So, Mr. Chair, for those reasons, I do support Mr. Julian's amendment—because that's what we're debating—because it sets a fixed time in the fall when this would be considered. That's eminently reasonable.