I think it's appropriate for this motion to have an impact beyond our committee alone. I understand that a motion adopted by the committee is very important. But what we're talking about is our ability to do our work unimpeded or without any pressure. If there is one inherent rule of the British parliamentary system, it is the ability of parliamentarians to do their work free from pressure. If we can't accept any pressure from within, we certainly can't accept any pressure from without. In this case, I think it's appropriate to bring the situation to the attention of the House.
Colleagues have heard me say in committee recently that I'm well aware that the opposition has perhaps acquired too much of a reflex of having motions passed in committee and treated as reports to be tabled in the House. In my opinion, the responsibility to legislate doesn't rest solely with government members, but also with opposition members. That's why, on another issue, I proposed an amendment to have that clarification removed.
In this particular case, reporting this motion to the House is all the more important because we're talking about one of the fundamental principles of the British parliamentary system. The matter must be brought before the House, and members must be able to vote on this fundamental issue.
Moreover, the addition of human rights couldn't be more timely, especially since it was our colleagues from the Subcommittee on International Human Rights who initiated all of this by proposing recognition of the genocide of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, for which this committee and Mr. Chong were sanctioned by the People's Republic of China.
Mr. Chair, you will therefore have understand that I fully support the amendment proposed by our colleague Mr. Harris and that I will obviously support the motion proposed by our Liberal colleagues.