We'll reconvene this meeting, and we're moving into committee business. It's not in camera; it's public.
At the close of committee business in the last meeting, at the Thursday, November 5 meeting, a motion was moved by Mr. Paul Dewar. It ended up being debated and then the debate was adjourned on the motion of Madam Francine Lalonde. The motion reads:
That, in the context of its study on the treatment of Canadians abroad, the Committee report the following recommendations to the House of Commons calling on the government to recognize its constitutional duty to protect Canadian citizens abroad; enact legislation to ensure the consistent and non-discriminatory provision of consular services to all Canadians in distress; and create an independent ombudsperson’s office responsible for monitoring the government’s performance and ordering the Minister of Foreign Affairs to give protection to a Canadian in distress if the Minister has failed to act in a timely manner.
That is the motion that we were debating at the close of last day. We'll move to debate again.
Mr. Goldring.