Thank you very much.
We've been looking at a motion that was put forward by Tony Martin some time ago. It deals with poverty and has gone through a number of iterations. On Tuesday we were kind of closing in on a consensus as a committee, and the clerk has given us some wording.
In discussions I've had with Mr. Martin, in discussions we've had with people from around the country who are trying to deal with poverty, and in trying to make a statement to follow up on a statement in 1989—which was endorsed by all parliamentarians but on which we didn't reach a consensus—he has added a different line at the end, a line I fully support, and I hope all members of the committee can agree to it.
I don't want to hold up our witnesses who have taken time to be with us on this bill. It's my hope that we can achieve a consensus on this and pass it. If not, we'll have to figure another way to do it, Chair, but with November 24 closing in on us—this is the anniversary date—it's very important. We're going to be travelling that week.
We only have a couple of opportunities to get this through, and I think it's very important that we get it done. So I ask for the consensus of the committee, or perhaps we can have just a straight vote on it.
Thanks.