Thank you all for coming today.
We are here today pursuant to Standing Order 92(1)(a). The Subcommittee on Private Members' Business agrees that the following item of private members' business should be designated non-votable on the basis that it contravenes a criterion that bills and motions should not clearly violate the Constitution Act. This was the report from our subcommittee on private members' business.
Mr. Bigras is here today, as is his right to come and talk to us within five days about why he believes it to be the alternate of that.
Mr. Bigras, we're going to have you give us an opening statement. We'll then have a round of questions from the members.