Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I agree with the spirit of the motion. I will obviously listen carefully to what colleagues have to say about the motion.
I think it would be important for officials to come and talk to us about Bill C-8, so we should at least schedule a meeting to that effect.
At the same time, the government has unfortunately gotten us used to having to deal with ever‑tight deadlines. There is a section in Bill C-8 that deals with seasonal unemployment. There is still some pressure to get this bill passed quickly.
I want to point out to colleagues on the committee the importance of continuing the pre‑budget consultations. I don't know if it's you, Mr. Chair, or you, Mr. Clerk, who can give us an idea of the deadline for sending in our pre‑budget expectations. Could Mr. Beech tell us what date we could send it to the government to be considered in the budget?
I think we should have a few more pre‑budget consultations. For example, to date, no one from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business has appeared. I think this would be the first time we've had a pre‑budget consultations where an organization like that didn't appear.
So I'm in favour of the motion. That said, I would like to have a timeline for further pre‑budget consultations.