I did, Mr. Chair. Given that we are in committee business, I have a motion that I would like to put forward at this time. I have it in both official languages, and we'll distribute it now.
I move:
That the committee hold at least three meetings to study the office holdings and real estate assets of the Government of Canada and that the government invite PSPC officials, Treasury Board officials and National Capital Commission officials to testify.
If I may, my motivation for moving this motion is really twofold.
The first motivation is the recent decision by the government to have public servants return to their offices for three days a week and what we are hearing in the public about the concerns that are being raised about office space for public servants across the country.
Secondly, we also have the ongoing process of the government looking at converting government buildings into housing.
I believe it's part of our mandate as OGGO to take a look at these things, as Public Services and Procurement is the central purchasing agent and real property manager. It would be, I think, important for us to have a handle on what could be happening with those assets.
I know we will likely not get to these meetings until the fall, but I thought we should get this on the books so that when we return, we can begin a study looking into this issue.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.