Thank you, Mr. Chair.
First, in light of the numerous amendments that were proposed, I'd like to have the clerk send us the amended version so we know exactly what we are voting on.
Second, I want to discuss the amendment pertaining to the two years for each Governor General. Since the period referred to in the motion is from 2015 to today, let's start with January 1, 2015. David Johnston was the Governor General then, right up until October 2017. That's about a year and three-quarters, so nearly two years for Mr. Johnston. Ms. Payette's term began in 2017 and ended in 2021, when she resigned three years and four months later. One of those years was during the pandemic, and since she didn't really travel during that time, we can round it down to almost two years. Ms. Simon took office in 2021, a year and two months ago.
I don't see why we need to specify a period since the time frames more or less line up, with Ms. Payette not travelling for a year because of the pandemic. She was having Rideau Hall renovated, but that's another story.
The expenses are posted on the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General's website. You can even find charts showing the variations in spending. It's public information, so there's no reason why we wouldn't be able to get the supporting documents quickly.
You said that the information wasn't easy to pull together, but at the very least, some information is already available on the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General's website. The departments of national defence and foreign affairs would have to do some work to provide the rest.
My comment really has to do with the two years. I think it should be January 1 to today, regardless of how long each Governor General was in office.