Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm going to start by making a comment to committee members in connection with Mr. Laliberté's testimony. I will then have a question for Terry Beech in his role as parliamentary secretary, and so as a representative of the government.
Thank you for being here, Mr. Laliberté.
Your points are extremely clear. I agree with you. I think division 32 has to be separated from Bill C‑19 to be sure it can be studied properly.
If the government agreed to this proposal, that would be ideal. In fact, I'm going to ask Mr. Beech a question about that. Of course, the government might not accept it.
We have already asked that the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities study that division.
We would need to make sure that we can hold the necessary consultations and examine all the amendments relating to it. If that committee isn't able to do that, the Standing Committee on Finance will have to take it on. I will then ask that the committee take the time needed to do a thorough study of division 32 in its entirety.
As the representative of the government, can Mr. Beech tell us now whether the government would be open to the idea of removing division 32 from Bill C‑19 and making it a different bill?
If he doesn't have an answer to give us, can he consult his government colleagues and give us one?