Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
It will come as no surprise if I say that I don't trust Mr. Turnbull's amendment in terms of getting Minister LeBlanc here quickly enough to know what his priorities are and what he's working on right now. The 14‑day deadline in the motion is absolutely essential. I know what I'm talking about, given my experience on August 19, when I attended a meeting of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. I had a commitment from the Liberals, behind the scenes, that the Minister of Environment and Climate Change would appear before this committee within 14 days, and we were asked to stop insisting on including that in the motion. Finally, Mr. Guilbeault appeared yesterday, September 17, a month later.
I find it very hard to believe that ministers are acting in good faith when it comes to appearing before the committee if they aren't required to do so within a specific time frame. As a result, I think it's essential to maintain the 14‑day deadline, because since these informal discussions with the Liberals, I no longer trust the ministers to appear quickly. Ministers choose when they will appear based on their political priorities and not on the needs of Canadians and Quebeckers. I find this absolutely unacceptable. I've already put my trust in informal discussions once recently, so I think it's absolutely essential that the 14‑day deadline remain in this motion.
I'll see how the discussions go, but if the 14‑day deadline disappears, expect it to come back one way or another, Mr. Chair, because I don't agree with removing it at all.