Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I think the good news out of this debate, or what is fortunate, is that Canadians are watching what is happening in parliamentary committees more than ever before, and they are watching what's happening in this committee, because they understand the very important work we are doing in scrutinizing the spending of their taxpayer dollars.
On that note, I would like to move the motion that I put on notice I believe a week ago or a little more than that. It reads:
Given that a Global Affairs Canada investigation into government contracts found a failure rate of 26% and the report found that “the signed contract was not provided” and “one contract was approved 'by an individual who benefited from the transaction'”, the committee call the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, to appear for a two-hour meeting and the deputy minister and officials responsible for the report to appear for a two-hour meeting.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.