Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Housefather, I'd like to say I'm sorry I cost the Liberals five minutes. That was not my intention. If the procedure allows me to do something other than use my time to table a motion, I would be happy to do it differently in the future. My intention was simply not to lose this opportunity to speak to the motion today.
On the main motion, our party, through Mr. McCauley, has tabled an amendment that restricts the scope of the motion, which was originally much broader. Now it's a matter of restricting the work that's being requested in order to have more specific reports on acquisition projects.
Can we vote on the amendment or should we go back to the main motion? These are formalities, but I would like us to go back to the motion as amended and discuss it, because it is preferable in terms of the work of the committee.
We can go back to the first motion; it is a technical issue for me. However, we have amended it to make it even more reasonable.