Based on having a couple of days to think about it, I do have an amendment to Mr. Arnold's motion that I'd like to put forward, if I could, please. This will be provided to the clerk right away for distribution, and I believe in both languages.
The amendment would add “and how the Department applies this science in its decision making”, so that the amended motion would read as follows:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study of at least six meetings to examine how the Department of Fisheries and Oceans prioritizes, resources and develops scientific studies and advice, and how the Department applies this science in its decision making; and that the committee call witnesses including the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, senior department officials from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and persons who have directly contributed to the department’s science and science processes to testify; that the committee hear from no fewer than 20 witnesses; and that the committee report its conclusions and recommendations to the House.