Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would just like to respond to the motion that was put on notice, I believe, by my colleague Mr. Chambers. He at least read it into the record.
It is the position of the government that we would like to hear from witnesses on open banking. It is something that we care about. It is something that we are moving on. It is actually a Conservative private member's bill, so I find it surprising that the Conservatives don't want to discuss it. However, given the filibuster that occurred at our last meeting, I am prepared to invite open banking witnesses during the pre-budget consultations.
I would like to simply put it on the record that, when we had a previous discussion on this during the committee business meeting, it was because colleagues from opposition parties had not had a chance to read the private member's bill that we deferred that discussion to a future meeting. In the spirit of collaboration, I hope this finds acceptance. Obviously, the Conservative members will be happy that we are not discussing it...and that it is not deferred to a future meeting. I think we can all get on with the important work of the finance committee as a result.