My colleague for Saint‑Jean says it’s Montérégie. I apologize. Indeed, the riding of Saint‑Jean in Montérégie, and definitely the riding of Hull—Aylmer in Outaouais, are the most beautiful ridings in Quebec. That’s why many of my colleagues have their second home in my riding. I’m very proud to be their MP while they’re here for parliamentary sessions. Every election, I invite them to take one of my signs. We’re not there yet, but that day may come. I remain optimistic, as always.
We can do many things. There are things we should do and others we shouldn’t. For example, there shouldn’t be any overlap. Three House of Commons standing committees are already conducting studies on the same subject. That certainly shouldn’t be the case if a national public inquiry is launched. My colleagues are already very busy and have things to do to better represent their fellow citizens. I hope that if we arrive at a consensus for holding a public inquiry, they will be willing to drop the standing committees’ studies. We would then be able to work to better serve Canadians.
In fact, many motions were proposed to conduct studies on all kinds of other subjects. We can plan and use our time effectively to really help Canadians on other issues. If we can do that, we will serve Canadians’ interests well.
I hope the few minutes I took to express some of my thoughts on the subject will convince members to make significant changes to my British Columbian colleague’s amendment. I repeat, I’m in favour of some aspects of his amendment, but not others. I hope we can find a consensus. That way, we can start the work that must be done.
I’ll stop here, because I’d like to take a look at Ms. Normandin’s subamendment.