Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I don't have the wording of Mr. Long's amendment in front of me. Although I understand the spirit of the amendment, I am against it.
I spelled out why I think it's necessary that the ministers responsible for this appear before the committee and answer our questions. It is not malicious; I think it is even healthy, democratically speaking. Given that so many people have challenged and continue to indirectly challenge the ministers responsible for this, I would be honoured to come and answer all the questions if I were in their shoes.
Having said that, if I had the wording of the amendment, I could suggest a subamendment in the spirit of cooperation. Since I do not, I would not know where to insert my subamendment, so I will give you the essence of it. In the first hour of the meeting on Monday, January 31, I would like us to hear from the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Ms. Gould, who is responsible for Service Canada. We would spend the second hour with officials from that department.
I hereby submit a subamendment to be tagged onto the amendment. Having the wording of the amendment on hand would make things easier.