Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to move a motion to debate the issue and, if possible, to send a letter to the Speaker of the House on the matter. All the committee members should have received the motion, or at least a hard copy. I move:
That, in light of the Prime Minister's call to the country's businesses to produce personal protective equipment and that since then several Quebec and Canadian businesses have responded, the committee deplores the fact that the masks distributed on Parliament Hill and in the various federal departments and agencies come from abroad and not from local businesses; That the administration of the House and the federal government take steps to ensure that, as of January 31, 2022, the masks distributed on Parliament Hill and in the various federal departments and agencies come from Quebec and/or Canadian companies that produce this type of personal protective equipment, or PPE.