Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to move the following motion.
As you know, since the committee has requested that the Minister appear before the end of February, I would like to move the following, to be prepared in accordance with the Minister's availability:
That the following regularly scheduled meetings of the committee be programmed as follows: That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee conduct the study proposed by Mr. Hardie and adopted, concerning the risks posed to wild salmon runs by flood control/mitigation systems in British Columbia, and that the committee hear from officials from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada no later than February 8, 2022; That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee conduct the study proposed by Ms. Desbiens and adopted, concerning the traceability and mislabelling of seafood products; that the first witness appear no later than February 17, 2022; and that the committee report its findings to the House no later than April 8, 2022; and That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee conduct the study proposed by Ms. Barron and adopted, concerning the impact of marine cargo container spills; that the first witness appear no later than April 5, 2022; and that the committee report its findings to the House no later than June 14, 2022.
Mr. Chair, as I said at the beginning, this is taking into account that the minister will come in February also. On the first study, we'd really like to hear from officials for Mr. Hardie's study. The next meeting is February 3. I understand it might be short notice, but I think the clerk can probably make some arrangements with them and see if it's possible, or February 8 is also acceptable.
Once again, after completing Mr. Hardie's study, we will begin Ms. Desbiens' study on labelling. We will also need to make sure that the witnesses have everything they need, such as headphones, and that their Internet connection works.
Our first meeting can be with officials in the week of February 14 and after that we will continue with Ms. Barron later on with her study. I'm not sure if everybody received the motion.
In any case, this is what we propose.