First, Mr. Chair, I understand why our colleague wants to move quickly. However, I don't want it to be a futile exercise for our witnesses. If we invite witnesses to come, we need to respect their own occupations. These people are extremely busy. We can't ask them to come here in two days just like that. We need to give them notice, plan, etc. By acting quickly, the only thing that's guaranteed is that not many people will be able to come and testify. I do not think that is my colleague's objective. I think that he has too much respect for workers and the unemployed for that. That concludes my point.
Second, if there is a majority who truly agrees to pass the bill and if delaying it for one week hangs on one small amendment, Mr. Chair, our NDP colleague who is sponsoring this bill with the Conservatives could make a small amendment when the time comes. That way implementation could perhaps be delayed one week so that people can be consulted.