Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I move the following amendment to the motion, that the following be added to the report:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the foreign affairs and international development committee undertake a study of the escalating situation in the Taiwan Strait that risks peace and security in the region; and that the committee hold a minimum of four meetings on this study, including three meetings to hear from witnesses and one meeting to receive briefings from government officials concerning the situation.
Mr. Chair, I move this amendment to the report because I believe it's complementary to the study on Ukraine. We have a situation in which two authoritarian governments, two authoritarian states, are threatening peaceful democratic neighbours in the region. I think both situations have been unfolding now for some time. I think that doing the study of both Ukraine and Taiwan for the next several weeks would be of utility to the committee, to Canadians, and to understanding what is going on in the world. Thank you, Mr. Chair.