Thank you.
I take note of the comments of Mr. Dewar and of my colleague Mr. Proulx. I find it astonishing that had the government allowed the report of the subcommittee, proposing that the committee investigate the actions of the Conservative Party of Canada during the 2006 election in relation to which Elections Canada refused to reimburse Conservative candidates for illegitimate, according to Elections Canada, election campaign expenses, that study would have been over, a report would have been concluded, and most probably it would have been filed in the House. It would have been done some time ago, and the committee would probably have already proceeded to Bill C-6 and possibly concluded Bill C-6.
I propose an amendment to Mr. Lukiwski's motion. The motion would read, as it does now:
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(4), that the Committee proceed to the consideration of Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (visual identification of voters)
—and then here is where my amendment comes in—
including what witnesses, budget and meeting allocations will be required to complete such a study, and that the above-mentioned Bill C-6 study commence at the meeting of the committee immediately following the committee's completion of its investigations into the actions of the Conservative Party of Canada during the 2006 election, in relation to which Elections Canada has refused to reimburse Conservative candidates for illegitimate election campaign expenses, and the tabling in the House of Commons of the committee's report into the actions of the above-mentioned study.