Thank you, Mr. Chair.
In fact, I don't think this bill brings a lot of new legislative provisions. It's mostly amendments to existing legislation, the structure of which should be fairly familiar to the members of this committee by now.
I think it is important to discuss the amendments as soon as possible. I am in favour of a fairly ambitious schedule. Canadians should not be allowed to suffer because we are not able to provide them with adequate assistance. Regardless of what got us to where we are today, we must act with ambition and determination.
I also understand that the objective of the bill is not at issue here. From what I have heard from my colleagues around the table, we support the objective of providing help to Canadians in need before the next parliamentary break.