Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'll read that motion, as follows:
That the Chair schedule meetings to initiate a pre-study on the Act to implement certain provisions of the fall Economic Statement and that the first meeting take place on Monday, November 14, 2022, should legislation be presented in the House by that time and, that the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance be invited to appear with her officials on the bill; and that all evidence gathered as part of the pre-study be considered as evidence in the committee's full study of the bill.
Mr. Chair, this motion is very similar to what we did with the budget. It's just to make sure we can get to the important business of the fall economic statement when it lands.
There have been discussions. I think we're all aware of where those discussions are. I think we can all agree that very shortly we're going to see where this is heading. If it's getting to a point where the Conservatives have to hold the floor, I'm more than willing to suspend in committee business and try to resolve this amicably over the next couple of days.
With that, I'll cede the floor.