First of all, Mr. Chair, it's a shame Mr. Poilievre has disappeared again. I wanted to tell him, in a very friendly way, that I feel a bit left out. I think other Liberal members might feel a bit left out too. I mean, Mr. Fraser is a very good guy, but what about the rest of us? There were some very nice things said about Mr. Fraser, but nothing nice was said about Mr. McLeod, Ms. Koutrakis, me or Ms. Dzerowicz. I was hoping, seeing Mr. Poilievre commenting there, for maybe some compliments our way, but that's fine. It's all in good fun and all good-natured, always.
More seriously, Mr. Chair, I want to make the case that in contrast with what Mr. Julian just shared a moment ago, I think we're dealing here with elements of a motion that are new. I don't think it's uncalled for here that Mr. Fraser suggested that we would need a bit more time to reasonably examine what has been proposed. It's not as though the proposal we came back with as Liberal members is somehow unreasonable. We're not asking for another week or another month. We're asking for just a bit more time to examine what's been suggested.
Again, there are things in there that haven't been suggested before. What is wrong with taking that into account? If we were allowed to take that into account by adjourning today's meeting, then we would hopefully get beyond this impasse and deal with matters that we've been talking about doing for weeks.
I think it's a great thing that we would have the new Governor of the Bank of Canada come in and speak to us in a few days' time. The sooner the better. I would very much appreciate hearing the new governor's perspective on a range of matters but certainly as it pertains to COVID-19 and where things currently stand. This is a new governor. He has put his views to the committee before with respect to COVID-19, but not in a very detailed way. He has given public speeches on the matter as well, but we as a committee have not had an opportunity to engage with the governor meaningfully, I'd say.
I think you'd accept, Mr. Chair, that meaningful engagement has yet to take place. I would like to ask the governor his thoughts on a range of issues and his thoughts pertaining to the bank's approach to COVID-19 from a fiscal perspective. As well, much has been said in the business press and elsewhere with respect to new approaches that central banks are seeming to embrace. I'm thinking about modern monetary theory. What is the new governor's view on that perspective in terms of economics? What interactions has he had with other central bank governors around the world on how they are addressing COVID-19? How does Canada's approach compare and contrast with what other bank governors are doing? I think that would be an opportunity, and hopefully the sooner the better. I think if Liberal members were given an opportunity to examine what's been suggested, we could get to that in a meaningful and timely way. It doesn't sound like Conservative members are anxious to go down that path.
That's how I see this. I did have some thoughts on the subamendment that was originally being debated and discussed, but I'll leave my thoughts there for now, Mr. Chair. I think I see other hands up of other Liberal members.