Mr. Chairman, unfortunately I must withdraw my subamendment, for the following reasons.
First, I moved it at the invitation of Mr. Brown, who reminded us that we have worked on matters on which we have all managed to agree. I have tried to reconcile the Conservatives' concerns with our own. However, in view of Mr. Lake's last remarks, I realize that those concerns are not what I had perceived. They are instead strategic concerns for the purpose of preventing the Liberals from using the motion for political ends, whereas that was not our aim. Our intention is to understand what happened, so that we can give answers to our voters during the summer. They are waiting, and they do not understand what happened.
In view of the answer you gave Mr. Savage, that the September 1 date took precedence over the entire motion and delayed the whole thing, we are no further ahead. So I withdraw my subamendment, and I would like us to vote on the motion now as it stands. If Mr. Lake's concern and that of his party is shared, as Ms. Savoie wisely suggested, we could come back to it later. At this point, I think we should agree to the motion as introduced by Mr. Savage.